LANCASTER, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall's No. 17 ranked men's squash team came up short in their 2018-19 season opener with a tough 9-0 loss against No. 6 Penn. at day one of the PA Cup.

The Diplomats dropped to 0-1 on the year and will face off against No. 18 Dickinson in tomorrow's Consolation match, while the Quakers improved to 1-0 and will battle No. 11 Drexel for the PA Cup Championship. 

By the Numbers 

Six of the nine contests were decided in three games. Sanjay Jeeva fought hard at No. 2, forcing four games after earning an 11-8 win in the second, while Ned Mylod (No. 5) and Aryan Parekh (No. 8) also played to four frames. 

The Results

1. Andrew Douglas (PENN) def. Shams Abbas (FMCM) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9
2. David Yacobucci (PENN) def. Sanjay Jeeva (FMCM) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
3. Aly Abou Eleinen (PENN) def. Yannis Senkel (FMCM) 11-1, 11-3, 11-3
4. Michael Mehl (PENN) def. Silvio Soom (FMCM) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3
5. Karim Hussein (PENN) def. Ned Mylod (FMCM) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6
6. James Flynn (PENN) def. Matthew Dukarm (FMCM) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
7. Yash Bhargava (PENN) def. Boden Polikoff (FMCM) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
8. Wil Hagen (PENN) def. Aryan Parekh (FMCM) 11-9, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5
9. Jonathan Zeitels (PENN) def. King Bassett (FMCM) 11-6, 11-0, 11-6
Exh. Alex Norman (PENN) def. Ricardo Machado (FMCM) 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7 

Up Next

F&M is set to take on Dickinson tomorrow in Mayser at 12:00 p.m.