LANCASTER, Pa. – Ahead by a narrow 4-3 score, Samm Fulton and Cole Osborne both registered clutch wins to deliver No. 10 Franklin & Marshall a key 6-3 victory against No. 11 George Washington on Friday evening in men's squash action at the Mayser Center. 

Senior Day 

Before the match, F&M honored its lone senior Pedro Veiga De Almeida. He celebrated the occasion with a dominating performance, blanking George Washington's Andres de Frutos by a 3-0 score. 

By the Numbers 

Both Osborne (No. 1) and Fulton (No. 6) battled back from deficits to clinch their wins. Osborne dropped his opening two games before sweeping the final three, while Fulton was behind 2-1 and took the last two.

The Diplomats have never lost to the Colonials and now hold a staggering 38-0 advantage in the all-time series, their longest such winning streak against an opponent. 

The Results 

1. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Moudy Abdel-Maksoud (GW) 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4

2. Oisin Logan (GW) def. Sean Kenny (F&MM) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8

3. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) def. Andreas de Frutos (GW) 11-4, 11-6, 11-4

4. Silvio Soom (F&MM) def. Nicolas Valderrama (GW) 11-1, 11-6, 9-11, 11-2

5. Samm Fulton (F&MM) def. James Reiss (GW) 13-11, 2-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-2

6. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) def. Juan Pablo Mejia (GW) 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8

7. Jackson McCord (F&MM) def. Billy Berner (GW) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7

8. Reid Breck (GW) def. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) 8-11, 11-3, 15-13, 11-6

9. John Bassett (GW) def. Michael Sorochev (F&MM) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9

Exh. Ishan Advani (F&MM) def. Omar Mussehl (GW) 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7

Up Next

F&M continues its home stand tomorrow by welcoming No. 12 Cornell to Lancaster for an 11:00 a.m. competition.