LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 9 men's squash team suffered a 7-2 setback against No. 6 Yale on Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center.

The Diplomats dropped to 3-4 with the loss, while the Bulldogs improved to 1-0 in their season opener.

By the Numbers

Samm Fulton and Cole Osborne both improved to 4-3 on the season with their sweeps on the day. Osborne was victorious at No. 1 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7), while Fulton (No. 8) posted scores of 11-8, 11-9, 12-10. Yale holds the longest win streak by an opponent over F&M, which now stands at 26 straight dating back to the 1986-87 season. 

The Results 

1. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Kah Wah Cheong (YALE) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7

2. Zac Leman (YALE) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8

3. TJ Dembinski (YALE) def. Silvio Soom (F&MM) 13-11, 11-4, 11-5

4. Thomas Kingshott (YALE) def. Gavan Hitchenor (F&MM) 11-9, 11-4, 11-5

5. Max Martin (YALE) def. Sean Kenny (F&MM) 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 11-1, 3-1

6. Arjun Kochlar (YALE) def. Jackson McCord (F&MM) 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5

7. Piererson Broadwater (YALE) def. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) 11-5, 13-11, 7-11, 11-3

8. Samm Fulton (F&MM) def. Yohan Pandole (YALE) 11-8, 11-9, 12-10

9. Jay Losty (YALE) def. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) 4-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6

Up Next 

F&M returns from its winter break next month when the Diplomats travel to Trinity (Conn.) on Saturday, Jan. 16 for a 12:00 p.m. match.