CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 16 men's squash team suffered an 8-1 loss to No. 9 Dartmouth in the opening round of the Hoehn Cup (B Division) at the Collegiate Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships, hosted by Harvard on Friday afternoon.

The Diplomats fell to 7-12 with the defeat and will compete in tomorrow's Consolation Semifinals, while the Big Green improved to 8-7 and earned a spot in the Championship Semifinals match. 

By the Numbers

Six of the nine matchups on the day were extended past three games, including the No. 5 match that went the distance. Samm Fulton battled back from a 2-0 deficit to win two straight and force a fifth game, but ultimately fell by a 3-2 margin. 

Shams Abbas delivered the Diplomats' lone win on the ladder with a 3-1 decision at No. 3. 

The Results 

1. Alvin Heumann (DARTM) def. Cole Osborne (FMCM) 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5

2. Carson Spahr (DARTM) def. Silvio Soom (FMCM) 11-2, 11-8, 11-2

3. Shams Abbas (FMCM) def. Brandon De Otaduy (DARTM) 11-5, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9

4. Sam Epley (DARTM) def. Yannis Senkel (FMCM) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6

5. Matt Giegerich (DARTM) def. Samm Fulton (FMCM) 11-2, 11-3, 8-11, 12-14, 11-1

6. Nick Harrington (DARTM) def. Jackson McCord (FMCM) 10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6

7. Glen Brickman (DARTM) def. Gavan Hitchenor (FMCM) 11-8, 2-11, 11-6, 13-11

8. Jack Harvey (DARTM) def. Boden Polikoff (FMCM) 11-9, 11-5, 11-5

9. Brian Giegerich (DARTM) def. Kareem Mawla (FMCM) 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 

Up Next 

Tomorrow, F&M faces No. 12 Western Ontario in the bracket's Consolation Semifinals at 12:00 p.m. To view live brackets that will be updated throughout the weekend, click here.