LANCASTER, Pa. – In its first match of 2023, the No. 15 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team was tripped up by No. 18 Williams, 7-2, Friday evening at the Mayser Center.
Petr Nohel and Kyle Broadhurst picked up 2-1 victories in their matches out of the No. 1 and No. 3 slot, respectively. Nohel won his first two games 13-11 and 11-5. After falling in the third game, Nohel closed out the match by taking the fourth game 11-6 for his fourth win of the season. Broadhurst had a similar match, picking up wins in his first two games. After dropping the third game, Broadhurst earned his fifth victory of the season by taking the fourth game 11-2.
Sam Freed put up a tough battle out of the No. 7 slot, but came up just short in a five-game thriller. Freed fought back from a 2-0 deficit by winning the third and fourth game, 11-5 and 11-8. The sophomore pieced together a good fifth game, but was outlasted 11-7 to fall in the match.
No. 18 Williams 7, No. 15 Franklin & Marshall 2
- Petr Nohel (F&M) over Udai Pal (Williams); 3-1 (13-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6)
- William Evans (Williams) over Jordan Sprecher (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-8)
- Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Andrew Minnis (Williams); 3-1 (13-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2)
- Jack Lee (Williams) over Teddy Eill (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-2)
- Asher Leavy (Williams) over Flavio Hinostroza (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 12-14)
- Alex Akbari (Williams) over Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-5)
- Pierce Henderson (Williams) over Sam Freed (F&M); 3-2 (11-7, 11-4, 5-11, 8-11, 11-7)
- Cameron Darnell (Williams) over Evann Tan (F&M); 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9)
- Jon Nicholson (Williams) over Blake Newcomer (F&M); 2-0 (11-6, 11-3, RE)
- Andrew Lee (Williams) over Michael Betkowski (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-1, 11-1)
No. 15 Franklin & Marshall looks to bounce back on Saturday when it hosts No. 19 Amherst at 12:00 p.m. at the Mayser Center.
