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Men's Squash

F&M Upsets Princeton

LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 7 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team pulled off a 7-2 upset of No. 3 Princeton on Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center, earning its first win over the Tigers since 1986-87. The Diplomats sit at 2-0 early on in the year, while Princeton fell to 0-1.

With the win, F&M snapped a 24-match losing streak against the Tigers, its longest such streak against an opponent.

Abhishek Pradhan was solid at No. 1, taking down Samuel Kind by an 11-3. 7—11, 11-8, 11-7 score. No.'s 3-6 all came up big for the Diplomats by picking up victories on the day. Jack Cutler won 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7 at No. 3, followed by Alex Arjoon at No. 4 with a 13-11, 2-11, 11-3, 11-7 win. 

Pedro Veiga de Almeida followed at No. 5 with a commanding 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 sweep, while Brian Henry earned an 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 12-10 win at No. 6.

Dylan Cunningham outlasted Vivek Dinodia at the No. 8 position with an 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 13-11 victory while Aadit Zaveri swept the Tiger's Ash Egan 11-9, 13-11, 11-2 at the No. 9 spot.

F&M returns to the court on Thursday, Dec. 5, when the Diplomats play host to Dartmouth at 6:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Arjoon

Alex Arjoon

Junior
Dylan Cunningham

Dylan Cunningham

6' 4"
Sophomore
Jack Cutler

Jack Cutler

Senior
Brian Henry

Brian Henry

Junior
Abhishek Pradhan

Abhishek Pradhan

First-Year
Pedro Veiga de Almeida

Pedro Veiga de Almeida

5' 5"
Sophomore
Aadit Zaveri

Aadit Zaveri

5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alex Arjoon

Alex Arjoon

Junior
Dylan Cunningham

Dylan Cunningham

6' 4"
Sophomore
Jack Cutler

Jack Cutler

Senior
Brian Henry

Brian Henry

Junior
Abhishek Pradhan

Abhishek Pradhan

First-Year
Pedro Veiga de Almeida

Pedro Veiga de Almeida

5' 5"
Sophomore
Aadit Zaveri

Aadit Zaveri

5' 7"
Senior