LANCASTER, Pa. - Franklin & Marshall's No. 17 ranked men's squash team rolled to a 7-2 win over No. 22 MIT on Saturday afternoon in the Mayser Squash Courts on campus. 

The Diplomats improved to 2-1 with the victory while the Engineers fell to 4-2.

By the Numbers

F&M picked up four sweeps on the day, including a dominant 3-0 effort from Sanjay Jeeva at No. 2. Silvio Soom battled back from a marathon 20-18 loss in his opening game to take the next tree, while Yannis Senkel (No. 3) also overcome a loss in his opening frame to eventually secure a 3-1 win.

Series History 

The win on Saturday improved the Diplomats' winning streak against MIT to seven matches, dating back to the 1978-79 season. F&M is 11-1 all-time against the Engineers.

The Results

1. Joe O'Connor (MIT) def. Shams Abbas (FMCM) 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
2. Sanjay Jeeva (FMCM) def. Aman Sanger (MIT) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8
3. Yannis Senkel (FMCM) def. Henry Martin (MIT) 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
4. Silvio Soom (FMCM) def. Keith Lamp (MIT) 18-20, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5
5. Matthew Dukarm (FMCM) def. Brad Levin (MIT) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7
6. Aryan Parekh (FMCM) def. Vedaant Paul Kukadia (MIT) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
7. William Wu (MIT) def. Boden Polikoff (FMCM) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 13-11
8. Ricardo Machado (FMCM) def. Robert Williamson (MIT) 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9
9. King Bassett (FMCM) def. Wonjune Kang (MIT) 11-8, 12-10, 11-5

Up Next 

Action picks back up tomorrow when the Diplomats host Bates at 11:00 a.m.