LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 10 men's squash team upended No. 8 Princeton by a narrow 5-4 score on Saturday afternoon, before following with a 9-0  shutout over No. 22 Bowdoin in the evening at the Mayser Center.

The Diplomats improved to 3-1 on the season with the pair of decisions, while Princeton and Bowdoin both fell to 0-1. 

By the Numbers (Princeton) 

F&M has now beat Princeton in two of the previous three matchups of the series. Prior to the Diplomats 7-2 upset in 2013, the Tigers held a 24-match winning streak over the Diplomats, dating back to the 1986-87 season.

Saturday's contest featured three matchups that went to five games, with one reaching four. Sean Kenny highlighted the action at No. 5, falling in the first two games before taking wins in the final three. Cole Osborne's sweep at No. 1 broke the 4-4 tie. 

The Results (Princeton) 

1. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Cody Cortes (PRIN) 11-5, 12-10, 11-6

2. Clark Doyle (PRIN) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) 11-6, 10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10

3. Spencer Anton (PRIN) def. Silvio Soom (F&MM) 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7

4. Gavan Hitchenor (F&MM) def. Jarryd Osborne (PRIN) 11-9, 13-11, 11-5

5. Sean Kenny (F&MM) def. Komron Shayegan (PRIN) 0-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5

6. Jackson McCord (F&MM) def. Michael LeBlanc (PRIN) 11-9, 11-9, 12-10

7. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) def. Abhimanyu Shah (PRIN) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7

8. Vivek Dinodia (PRIN) def. Samm Fulton (F&MM) 11-2, 11-9, 11-9

9. William Oon (PRIN) def. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-5

Exh. Sam Ezratty (PRIN) def. Ishan Advani (F&MM) 11-7, 11-3, 10-12, 11-2 

By the Numbers (Bowdoin) 

F&M earned sweeps in eight of the nine matchups and has now beaten the Polar Bears in four consecutive contests. 

The Results (Bowdoin)

1. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Matt Cooper (BOW) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2

2. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) def. Christian Dorff (BOW) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4

3. Silvio Soom (F&MM) def. Alex Reisley (BOW) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4

4. Gavan Hitchenor (F&MM) def. Ben Bristol (BOW) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3

5. Sean Kenny (F&MM) def. Ian Squiers (BOW) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3

6. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) def. George Cooley (BOW) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5

7. Samm Fulton (F&MM) def. S. Gilligan-Kim (BOW) 12-10, 11-5, 11-4

8. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) def. Satya Butler (BOW) 11-5, 11-1, 11-5

9. Ishan Advani (F&MM) def. Henry Haig (BOW) 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-1

Exh. Sam Chudner (F&MM) def. Arjun Dravid (BOW) 14-12, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11 

Up Next 

The Diplomats travel to take on No. 5 Columbia tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. F&M is searching for its first wins over the lions since the 2013-14 season, in a series that Columbia leads by a 17-3 all-time margin.