NEW YORK, N.Y. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 10 men's squash team dropped a 7-2 decision against No. 5 Columbia on Sunday afternoon in New York City.

The Diplomats fell to 3-2 on the season, while the Lions improved to 2-0.

By the Numbers

The bottom of F&M's lineup continues to be a strong spot for the team as freshmen Samm Fulton picked up a 3-1 win at No. 8 and Ricardo Machado earned a 3-1 win. Columbia swept the other seven positions in the lineup.

The Results 

1. Osama Khalifa (COL) def. Cole Osborne (F&MM) 11-9, 11-3, 12-10

2. Rishi Tandon (COL) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6

3. Seif Attia (COL) def. Silvio Soom (F&MM) 11-3, 11-9, 11-6

4. Carter Robitaille (COL) def. Gavan Hitchenor (F&MM) 11-7, 11-3, 13-11

5. Adham Madi (COL) def. Sean Kenny (F&MM) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5

6. Arhum Saleem (COL) def. Jackson McCord (F&MM) 11-1, 11-6, 11-3

7. Joshua Sekhar (COL) def. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6

8. Samm Fulton (F&MM) def. Jonathan Gill (COL) 4-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-5

9. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) def. Richard Soper (COL) 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-1

Exh. Ishan Advani (F&MM) def. Garrett Donnelly (COL) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4

Up Next

The Diplomats welcome No. 11 Dartmouth to the Mayser Center on Thursday, Dec. 3 for a 5:00 p.m. match.