PRINCETON, N.J. - No. 7 Franklin & Marshall dropped a 9-0 decision to top-ranked and defending national champion Princeton on Saturday. The Diplomats fall to 1-1 with the loss, while the Tigers open the year at 1-0.
The Tigers secured straight-game victories in seven of the nine matches en route to the shutout win.
Jack Cutler stretched his opponent, David Hoffman, to five games at No. 7, and Dylan Cunningham fell in four sets at No. 8. Cutler bounced back from a 2-0 deficit by taking games three and four, but ultimately lost 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8. Cunningham handed Vivek Dinodia a 13-11 loss in the second game, before dropping the final two games for a final of 11-4, 11-13, 11-3, 11-4.
F&M returns home tomorrow for a matchup opposite No. 22 Connecticut College at 11:00 a.m.
#1 Princeton 9, #7 Franklin & Marshall 0
| 1. Todd Harrity (PRIN) def. Guilherme de Melo (F&M) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 |
| 2. Tyler Osborne (PRIN) def. Mauricio Sedano (F&M) 11-9, 11-5, 11-2 |
| 3. Samuel Kang (PRIN) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&M) 12-10, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 4. Dylan Ward (PRIN) def. Ryan Mullaney (F&M) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 |
| 5. Taylor Tutrone (PRIN) def. Alex Arjoon (F&M) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 6. Steve Harrington (PRIN) def. Antonio De La Torre (F&M) 11-6, 13-11, 11-2 |
| 7. David Hoffman (PRIN) def. Jack Cutler (F&M) 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8 |
| 8. Vivek Dinodia (PRIN) def. Dylan Cunningham (F&M) 11-4, 11-13, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 9. Michael LeBlanc (PRIN) def. Sujat Barua (F&M) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 |
| Exh. Ash Egan (PRIN) def. Brian Henry (F&M) 11-3, 11-9, 11-4 |
