LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 13 men's squash team put forth its second impressive showing of the week, this time downing No. 19 Williams by a 7-2 score on Friday evening at the Mayser Center.

The Diplomats improved to 3-5 with their second straight win while the Ephs dropped to 6-5. 

By the Numbers 

Five of the nine matchups in the competition went past three games with Cole Osborne going the distance at No. 1 after a 3-2 thrilling win for F&M. Behind 2-1, Osborne battled back with a 14-12 marathon win in the fourth, before closing out the contest with an 11-3 victory in the fifth.

Three of the Diplomats' wins came by way of 3-0 sweeps with Shams Abbas (No.3), Gavan Hitchenor (No. 6) and Kareem Nabil Abdel Mawla (No. 9) all blanking their opponents. F&M has now won seven straight against Williams, dating back to the 2009-10 season. 

The Results 

1. Cole Osborne (FMCM) def. Robert Ruggiero (WILLM) 11-6, 9-11, 3-11, 14-12, 11-3

2. Silvio Soom (FMCM) def. John Fitzgerald (WILLM) 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9

3. Shams Abbas (FMCM) def. Will Means (WILLM) 11-3, 11-9, 12-10

4. Yannis Senkel (FMCM) def. John Shuck (WILLM) 15-13, 11-8, 6-11, 11-4

5. Carl Shuck (WILLM) def. Samm Fulton (FMCM) 3-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5

6. Gavan Hitchenor (FMCM) def. Claud Smith (WILLM) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6

7. Jackson McCord (FMCM) def. WIlliam Ruggiero (WILLM) 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-0

8. Mason Elizondo (WILLM) def. King Bassett (FMCM) 11-8, 13-11, 11-6

9. Kareem Mawla (FMCM) def. Andrew Litvin (WILLM) 12-10, 11-7, 11-2

Exh. Ben Eisenberg (WILLM) def. Ishan Advani (FMCM) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 

Up Next 

The Diplomats continue their midseason homestand tomorrow with meetings against Middlebury at 11:00 a.m. and Dickinson at 5:00 p.m.