LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 13 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team fell in its first match of 2017 to No. 5 Columbia by a 9-0 score on Thursday afternoon in Mayser.
The Diplomats dropped to 1-5 with the defeat, while the Lions improved to 3-1.
By the Numbers
Columbia won all the nine matchups by 3-0 sweeps despite a number of closely contested games throughout the afternoon. Jackson McCord battled at No. 7 but was edged by a 15-13 marathon score in his second game, while freshman Boden Polikoff narrowly fell in his opening game by a 12-10 tally at the No. 8 spot.
With the loss, F&M still owns the all-time series at 17-5, but have now lost three straight matches to the Lions.
The Results
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1. Osama Khalifa (COLM) def. Cole Osborne (FMCM) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
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2. Rishi Tandon (COLM) def. Silvio Soom (FMCM) 12-10, 11-3, 11-8
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3. Adham Madi (COLM) def. Shams Abbas (FMCM) 11-9, 11-4, 11-5
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4. Carter Robitaille (COLM) def. Yannis Senkel (FMCM) 11-3, 11-2, 11-5
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5. Arhum Saleem (COLM) def. Samm Fulton (FMCM) 11-2, 11-1, 11-9
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6. Rahul Sehrawat (COLM) def. Gavan Hitchenor (FMCM) 11-8, 11-3, 11-5
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7. Robin Mann (COLM) def. Jackson McCord (FMCM) 11-3, 15-13, 11-3
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8. Joshua Sekhar (COLM) def. Boden Polikoff (FMCM) 12-10, 11-1, 11-4
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9. Richard Soper (COLM) def. Ishan Advani (FMCM) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
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Exh. Sambhav Anand (COLM) def. Frank Murray (FMCM) 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7
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Up Next
The Diplomats return to the courts on Tuesday, traveling to Stanford for the program's winter break trip to take on the Cardinal for the first time since 2006-07. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m. EST.
