PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's men's squash team fell to Drexel by an 8-1 score on Saturday afternoon, before responding with a narrow 5-4 victory against Virginia in Philadelphia.

The Diplomats sit at 1-1 on the season, while the host Dragons improved to 1-0 and the Cavaliers dropped to 0-1. 

By the Numbers (Drexel) 

Despite the lopsided final, the contest was close throughout as four of the Diplomats' loses came in four games while two were pushed to five. The win for Drexel was the first in series history between the two program's, with F&M entering the competition with a 3-0 record.

The Results (Drexel) 

1. Omar El Atmas (DREX) def. Cole Osborne (F&M) 11-8, 8-11, 11-4, 11-3

2. Bransten Ming (DREX) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&M) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7

3. Luke Willemse (DREX) def. Silvio Soom (F&M) 9-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3, 11-6

4. Ibrahim Bakir (DREX) def. Sean Kenny (F&M) 11-2, 11-5, 11-8

5. Atticus Kelly (DREX) def. Gavan Hitchenor (F&M) 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9

6. Michael Thompson (DREX) def. Jackson McCord (F&M) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6

7. Kareem Mawla (F&M) def. Noel Solomon (DREX) 8-11, 11-6, 1-11, 11-8, 13-11

8. Joey Gingold (DREX) def. Ricardo Machado (F&M) 10-12, 11-9, 13-11, 11-8

9. Cillian Dunne (DREX) def. Samm Fulton (F&M) 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 12-10

Exh. Nat Fry (DREX) def. Frank Murray (F&M) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 

By the Numbers (Virginia)

Down by a 3-0 score, the Diplomats came storming back to capture five of the next six points for the win. 

The Results (Virginia) 

1. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Mason Blake (VIR) 11-8, 11-2, 11-4

2. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) def. Jarett Odrich (VIR) 11-13, 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6

3. Silvio Soom (F&MM) def. Grayson Bubrosky (VIR) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7

4. Henry Woodworth (VIR) def. Gavan Hitchenor (F&MM) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9

5. Jackson McCord (F&MM) def. Stewart Staunton (VIR) 11-7, 12-10, 11-7

6. Killian Bubrosky (VIR) def. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) 11-8, 1-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5

7. Samm Fulton (F&MM) def. James Dudzik (VIR) 7-11, 13-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6

8. Max Novick (VIR) def. Frank Murray (F&MM) 11-6, 11-2, 11-4

9. Conner Ward (VIR) def. Sam Chudner (F&MM) 11-7, 11-3, 11-2

Up Next 

F&M goes three weeks without competing, next taking the court for its home opener on Nov. 21 against Princeton at 11:00 a.m. and Bowdoin at 6:00 p.m.