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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Six members of the Franklin & Marshall's squash teams are set to represent the Diplomats at this weekend's College Squash Association (CSA) Individual Championships, beginning Friday morning at the University of Pennsylvania's new Penn Squash Center in Philadelphia.
Emily Knapp and Audrey Berling will participate on the women's side while Shams Abbas, Sanjay Jeeva, Aryan Parekh, and Matt Dukarm will all take part in the tournament for the men.
The Brackets
Both Knapp and Berling will be competing in the Holloran Cup: B Division with Knapp competing in the North bracket and Berling competing in the West bracket.
All four of F&M's men will take part in the Molloy Cup: B Division with Abbas being assigned to the North bracket, Jeeva in the South, Parekh in the East, and Dukarm in the West.
Women's Brackets
Emily Knapp – Holloran Cup – North
Audrey Berling – Holloran Cup - West
Men's Brackets
Shams Abbas – Molloy Cup – North
Sanjay Jeeva – Molloy Cup – South
Aryan Parekh – Molloy Cup – East
Matt Dukarm – Molloy Cup – West
The Schedule
Friday, March 6
Round of 16 & Quarterfinals | Penn Squash Center
Consolation Quarterfinals | Penn Squash Center
Saturday, March 7
Championship Semifinals | Penn Squash Center
Consolation Semifinals | Penn Squash Center
Sunday, March 8
Championship Finals | Penn Squash Center
Consolation Finals | Penn Squash Center
Championship Format
Eighty women and 80 men will compete across ten 16-player divisions over three days starting Friday. The top draws – Ramsay Division for the women and Pool Division for the men – will feature 16 players each vying for the national championship of college squash and All-America honors.
The winners of the four Holleran and Molloy (B) Divisions for each gender will be recognized as Second Team All-America selections, along with the bottom six finishers from the Ramsay and Pool draws.
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A Look at Emily Knapp
Knapp heads into her second-career CSA Individual Tournament. She holds a 10-12 record on the year competing between the No.'s 2-3 spots on the ladder. Her tournament opens against the Holloran North bracket's top seed Vanessa Raj of Trinity on Friday at 9:00 a.m.
A Look at Audrey Berling
Berling begins her Holloran West bracket run on Friday at 12:20 p.m. against Virginia's Amanda Haywood. The Diplomats' definitive No. 1 player throughout the year holds an 11-12 record from the No. 1 spot.
A Look at Abbas
Abbas holds a 7-6 mark on the year with the majority of his matches occurring at the No. 3 position in the order. His Molloy North bracket run begins on Friday at 9:40 a.m. against Bowdoin's Deven Kanwal. This marks his second-career appearance at the Individual Championships.
A Look at Jeeva
Jeeva makes his second-straight Individual Championships appearance as the Molloy South bracket's top seed and firmly in the running for an All-America Second Team honor. He starts off action on Friday at 10:30 a.m. against Fordham's Patrick Rodden. Jeeva has registered a 21-5 record with 17 wins occurring at the No. 1 position on the ladder and enters the weekend with eight wins in his last 10 contests.
A Look at Parekh
Parekh competes on Friday at 1:00 p.m. against Drexel's Gautam Nagpal in the Molloy East bracket. Entering play with a 13-13 overall record on the year, Parekh has recorded 10 victories from the No. 2 spot in the Diplomats' lineup.
A Look at Dukarm
Dukarm is set to take on St. Lawrence's Inwoo Lee in the opening round of the Molloy West bracket on Friday at 2:40 p.m. He holds a 14-9 overall record on the season and has won each of his last two matchups on the year.
