NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 12 men's squash team stumbled in its Hoehn Cup (B) Division first round matchup at the 2016 CSA Team Championships, falling to No. 13 Princeton by a narrow 6-3 tally.
The Tigers (4-11) avenged an early season loss to the Diplomats (7-10) and advanced to tomorrow's semifinals to face No. 9 Drexel at 2:30 p.m. F&M dropped down to the consolation bracket and is set to take on No. 16 Brown on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
By the Numbers
F&M was once again stellar the top of the lineup with wins at the No. 1-3 spots, however, Princeton dominated the No. 4-9 positions with wins in each. Five of the nine matches went past three games, including two that reached five. Cole Osborne (No. 1) battled back down 2-1 with two straight wins for the 3-2 victory.
The Results
1. Cole Osborne (F&MM) def. Clark Doyle (PRIN) 12-10, 7-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4
2. Sean Kenny (F&MM) def. Spencer Anton (PRIN) 11-7, 11-8, 11-1
3. P. Veiga de Almeida (F&MM) def. Cody Cortes (PRIN) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
4. Vivek Dinodia (PRIN) def. Silvio Soom (F&MM) 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
5. Komron Shayegan (PRIN) def. Samm Fulton (F&MM) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5
6. Abhimanyu Shah (PRIN) def. Kareem Mawla (F&MM) 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-9
7. Michael LeBlanc (PRIN) def. Jackson McCord (F&MM) 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7
8. William Oon (PRIN) def. Michael Sorochev (F&MM) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6
9. Sam Ezratty (PRIN) def. Ricardo Machado (F&MM) 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-3
A Look at Brown
Tomorrow's 9:00 a.m. matchup against No. 16 Brown marks the first time the two schools will face off since the 2009 CSA Team Championships when the Diplomats came away with a 6-3 win in the first round of the Hoehn Cup.