HARTFORD, Conn. – Franklin & Marshall's No. 19 men's squash team came up just short to No. 17 Dickinson in the Collegiate Squash Association (CSA) Summers Cup Team Championship match, falling by a narrow 5-4 score on Sunday afternoon. 

The Diplomats season concluded at 5-15 while the Red Devils wrapped up their year at 12-8. 

By the Numbers 

With F&M trailing by a 4-3 score, Dickinson clinched the Championship with a come-from-behind 3-1 win at No. 7. Two of F&M's wins occurred in the top three spots of the order with Sanjay Jeeva (No. 1) fighting off a rally to capture a 3-2 victory while Yannis Senkel (No. 3) downed his opponent, 3-1.

Only three bouts were decided in three games, while a pair went the distance at five frames. 

CSA Recap 

Friday – W, 6-3 – MIT | Recap

Saturday – W, 5-4 – Bates | Recap

The Results

1. Sanjay Jeeva (FMCM) def. Finn Trimble (DC) 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 4-11, 11-3
2. Frank Goossens (DC) def. Silvio Soom (FMCM) 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 11-5
3. Yannis Senkel (FMCM) def. Hal Holappa (DC) 11-5, 11-0, 11-9
4. Sergio Martin (DC) def. Samm Fulton (FMCM) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3
5. Boden Polikoff (FMCM) def. Cory Litman (DC) 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5
6. Alex Wattles (DC) def. King Bassett (FMCM) 13-11, 11-7, 11-8
7. Osuman Imouro (DC) def. Ricardo Machado (FMCM) 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
8. Tanay Murdia (DC) def. Frank Murray (FMCM) 11-2, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5
9. Jackson McCord (FMCM) def. Zachary Hollander (DC) 10-12, 11-2, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8

Up Next

Several F&M student-athletes will compete at the CSA Individual Championships, which are hosted by George Washington and are set to run from March 2-4.