Carlisle, Pa. – The No. 19 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team began the 2023-24 season with a 9-0 sweep over No. 27 Dickinson Friday evening.

The Diplomats generated five sweeps during their win on opening night with Sharan Punjabi (No. 2), Noah Katzer (No. 5), Evann Tan (No. 6), Sam Freed (No. 7) and Akshat Agarwal (No. 8) all downing their opponents, 3-0.

Kyle Broadhurst and Jordan Sprecher both overcame 1-0 deficits by winning three-straight games to defeat their opponents, 3-1, in the No. 1 and No. 4 slot, respectively. Marco DiFilippo (No. 3) and Juan Hinostroza (No. 9) each outlasted their opponents through five games to win, 3-2, in their individual matches.

Blake Newcomer also claimed a sweep in his exhibition during the 10th individual match of the night.

Franklin & Marshall gets set to take on Penn Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

#19 Franklin & Marshall 9, #27 Dickinson 0

1. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Joe Smythe (DC) - 11-13, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
2. Sharan Punjabi (F&M) over Omar Ali (DC) - 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
3. Marco DiFilippo (F&M) over Mark Naguib (DC) - 8-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7
4. Jordan Sprecher (F&M) over Kobe Fleming (DC) - 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3
5. Noah Katzer (F&M) over Samuel Knipp (DC) - 11-1, 11-7, 11-6
6. Evann Tan (F&M) over Jack Corkum (DC) - 11-1, 11-5, 11-1
7. Sam Freed (F&M) over James Kiracofe (DC) - 11-3, 11-7, 11-5
8. Akshat Agarwal (F&M) over Cormac Sullivan (DC) - 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
9. Juan Hinostroza (F&M) over Aidan Donnan (DC) - 11-3, 6-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7
10. Blake Newcomer (F&M) over Adam Warburton (DC) - 11-6, 11-4, 11-4