Carlisle, Pa. – The No. 25 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team fell, 7-1, in its season opener at Dickinson Friday evening.

Playing out of the No. 4 slot, Zarine Gidwaney picked up the only victory on the day for the Diplomats. Facing a 1-0 deficit, Gidwaney won three-unanswered to claim her first individual win of the new season.

In her first collegiate match, Tatum Long put up a battle in the No. 6 slot as she took her opponent to five games. However, she was edged 12-10 in the fifth game to fall in her match.

Franklin & Marshall will look to bounce back as it plays Drexel Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

#22 Dickinson 7, #25 Franklin & Marshall 1

1. Amna Fayyaz (DC) over Gurlin Kaur (F&M) - 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
2. Anne Leakey (DC) over Aryaa Ogale (F&M) - 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
3. Katie Herring (DC) over Cate Costin (F&M) - 11-2, 11-3, 11-8
4. Zarine Gidwaney (F&M) over Whitney Finney (DC) - 12-14, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7
5. Thea Hegde (DC) over Mia Todd (F&M) - 11-7, 11-9, 11-5
6. Victoria Savelius (DC) over Tatum Long (F&M) - 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10
7. Ella Goldman (DC) over Iman Jaikishan (F&M) - 11-9, 11-3, 11-3
8. Emerson Rains (DC) over Joey Ho (F&M) - 11-5, 11-6, 11-5