ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The No. 10 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team was swept by No. 3 Rochester on Sunday afternoon, falling by a 9-0 score on the road. 

The loss dropped the Diplomats to 5-7 on the year while the Yellowjackets improved to 6-2. 

By the Numbers 

F&M battled throughout and forced four or more games in four of the nine matchups on the day, while Rochester earned sweeps in five contests. Sean Kenny took the opening game at the No. 2 spot over Ryosei Kobayashi, who entered the season ranked No. 3 in the CSA, but his upset bid fell short by a 3-1 tally. 

The all-time series lead still heavily favors the Diplomats by a 33-14 margin. 

The Results 

1. Mario Yanez Tapia (ROC) def. Cole Osborne (F&MM) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4

2. Ryosei Kobayashi (ROC) def. Sean Kenny (F&MM) 8-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-6

3. Neil Cordell (ROC) def. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) 11-4, 11-2, 11-6

4. Tomotaka Endo (ROC) def. Silvio Soom (F&MM) 11-2, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7

5. Lawrence Kuhn (ROC) def. Samm Fulton (F&MM) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6

6. Micky Bertocchi (ROC) def. Jackson McCord (F&MM) 11-3, 11-4, 11-6

7. Aria Fazelimanesh (ROC) def. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) 11-7, 11-4, 11-2

8. Ben Pitfield (ROC) def. Ishan Advani (F&MM) 11-1, 11-9, 11-7

9. Meng Xiaomen (ROC) def. Michael Sorochev (F&MM) 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4

Exh. C. Riedelsheimer (ROC) def. Frank Murray (F&MM) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4

Up Next 

F&M returns to the court on Wednesday, traveling to Dickinson for a 6:00 p.m. match.