LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 10 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team captured wins at the top two positions in its lineup but perennial powerhouse No. 2 Trinity rolled to the 7-2 victory on Tuesday evening at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats' record evened at 5-5 with the loss, while the Bantams remained unbeaten at 8-0. 

The top of the order was strong for F&M as Abhishek Pradhan (No. 1) and Cole Osborne (No. 2) each earned victories on the evening. Pradhan battled back from a 1-0 hole to take three straight for the 3-1 win (5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9), while Osborne survived a comeback attempt from Trinity's Miled Zarazua to hang on for the 3-2 decision (11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5). 

Pedro Veiga de Almeida battled at the No. 5 spot and almost registered a key victory for the Diplomats but fell short by a 3-2 mark (9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5).  Alex Arjoon also took his opponent to the wire at the No. 4 position in the lineup, but fell in the final two games en route to the 3-2 defeat (8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7). 

F&M returns to the courts on Friday for its third consecutive home tilt, playing host to No. 15 Williams at 5:00 p.m. 

#2 Trinity 7, #10 Franklin & Marshall 2 

1. Abhishek Pradhan (F&MM) def. Vrishab Kotian (TC) 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9

2. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Miled Zarazua (TC) 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5

3. Juan Vargas (TC) def. Dylan Cunningham (F&MM) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4

4. Karan Malik (TC) def. Alex Arjoon (F&MM) 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7

5. Moustafa Hamada (TC) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5

6. Rick Penders (TC) def. Brian Henry (F&MM) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9

7. James Evans (TC) def. Michael Sorochev (F&MM) 11-4, 11-4, 11-2

8. Affeeq Ismail (TC) def. Gavan Hitchenor (F&MM) 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7

9. Elroy Leong (TC) def. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) 11-4, 13-11, 11-8

Exh. Omar Alludin (TC) def. Phil Kelly (F&MM) 11-3, 11-7, 13-11