NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 13 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team was blanked by Yale on Saturday afternoon, falling by a 9-0 score on the road. 

The Diplomats dropped to 1-3 with the defeat while the Bulldogs are now 1-0 after their season opener. 

By the Numbers 

Yale earned sweeps at all nine positions in the ladder. Three of the opening games came down to the wire, with Ellen Verry (No. 4), Katherine Galambos (No. 5) and Melissa Epstein (No. 8) all being narrowly edged out by 13-11 scores.

The Results

1. Jenny Scherl (YALE) def. Sherilyn Yang (FMCW) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4

2. Lucy Beecroft (YALE) def. Lauren Johnston (FMCW) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2

3. Celine Yeap (YALE) def. Dulakshi Elikewela (FMCW) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4

4. Shiyuan Mao (YALE) def. Ellen Verry (FMCW) 13-11, 11-3, 11-5

5. Jocelyn Lehman (YALE) def. Katherine Galambos (FMCW) 13-11, 11-4, 11-3

6. Selena Maity (YALE) def. Kate O'Brien (FMCW) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5

7. Emily Sherwood (YALE) def. Clare Tompkins (FMCW) 11-2, 11-3, 11-1

8. Madeline Tomlinson (YALE) def. Melissa Epstein (FMCW) 13-11, 11-1, 11-2

9. Jessica Yacobucci (YALE) def. Liana Zranchev (FMCW) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2

Exh. Ashley Suan (YALE) def. Kendyl Kratzer (FMCW) 11-0, 11-1, 11-2 

Up Next

The Diplomats get right back into competition tomorrow, traveling to Dartmouth for a 1:00 p.m. start.