WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 15 ranked women's squash team got back in the win column with a 7-2 victory against No. 14 Middlebury on Sunday, before falling to No. 13 Williams by a narrow 5-4 margin. 

The Diplomats moved to 3-6 on the year with the pair of decisions, while Middlebury fell to 6-3 and the host school Williams improved to 8-6. 

By the Numbers (Middlebury) 

F&M earned a pair of sweeps on the day from Fiona Murphy at the No. 2 spot and Ellen Verry at No. 7. All the matches went either three or four games, with the exception of the No. 1 spot where Sherilyn Yang held off a Middlebury rally for the 3-2 win. 

Sunday's win over the Panthers was the first for the Diplomats in the series since 1998, snapping a 13-match losing streak. 

The Results (Middlebury) 

1. Sherilyn Yang (F&MW) def. Saskia Pownall-Gray (MIDD) 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9

2. Fiona Murphy (F&MW) def. Tiffany Hau (MIDD) 11-4, 11-7, 11-2

3. Beatrijs Kuijpers (MIDD) def. Emily Caldwell (F&MW) 11-13, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5

4. Zoe Carey (MIDD) def. Dulakshi Elikewela (F&MW) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7

5. Lauren Johnston (F&MW) def. Alexa Comai (MIDD) 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5

6. Andreina Benedith (F&MW) def. Caroline Jahrling (MIDD) 12-14, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6

7. Ellen Verry (F&MW) def. Audrey Ellen (MIDD) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4

8. Kate O'Brien (F&MW) def. Hope Matthews (MIDD) 11-5, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7

9. Cris Margaret Frias (F&MW) def. Isabel van derLinden (MIDD) 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8

Exh. Lauren Cunningham (F&MW) def. Grace Backe (MIDD) 15-13, 11-2, 11-3 

By the Numbers (Williams) 

The Diplomats forced more than three games in three of their five losses on the afternoon, including a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat by Verry at the No. 7 position. Verry forced extra points in the fifth frame but was edged by a 12-10 tally. 

The Ephs have now won eight straight against F&M, dating back to 2002 and lead the all-time series by a 19-8 margin. 

The Results (Williams) 

1. Nicole Friedman (WIL) def. Sherilyn Yang (F&MW) 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8

2. Fiona Murphy (F&MW) def. Hayley Parsons (WIL) 9-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-8

3. Emily Caldwell (F&MW) def. Nicole Feshbach (WIL) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6

4. Dulakshi Elikewela (F&MW) def. Ananya Mahalingam-Dh (WIL) 11-5, 11-1, 11-4

5. Lauren Johnston (F&MW) def. Esther Baek (WIL) 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3

6. Lily Grant (WIL) def. Andreina Benedith (F&MW) 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-5

7. Ellen Coombe (WIL) def. Ellen Verry (F&MW) 11-4, 7-11, 9-11, 14-12, 12-10

8. Charlotte Walsh (WIL) def. Kate O'Brien (F&MW) 11-3, 11-4, 11-6

9. Caroline Hogan (WIL) def. Cris Margaret Frias (F&MW) 11-6, 11-5, 11-8

Exh. Alyssa Ritchie (WIL) def. Lauren Cunningham (F&MW) 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 

Up Next 

F&M returns to the courts on Saturday, heading to Dickinson to face off against Colby at 3:00 p.m. and the host Red Devils at 5:30 p.m.