LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 19 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team dropped its home opener, 9-0, to No. 8 Virginia Friday evening in the Mayser Center. The Cavaliers got off to the early advantage and never looked back as the visitors swept the Diplomats in the match.

Facing a 2-0 deficit, Kyle Broadhurst picked up a game-victory in the No. 1 slot to avoid the sweep. Despite battling to the end in the fourth game, Broadhurst fell 14-12 to drop the match. Marco DiFilippo faced a similar situation in the No. 3 slot, earning a 11-9 win in the third game. However, the junior was defeated in the fourth game, 11-4. Noah Katzer got off to an early lead in the No. 5 slot with an 11-9 win in the first game, but his opponent rallied to overtake the match and win, 3-1.

No. 19 Franklin & Marshall looks to get back into the win column as it hosts Bates Saturday at 1:00 p.m. inside the Mayser Center.

No. 8 Virginia 9, No. 19 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. Taha Dinana (UVa.) over Kyle Broadhurst (F&M); 3-1 (11-4, 11-9, 10-12, 14-12)
2. John Paul Tew (UVa.) over Sharan Punjabi (F&M); 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-5)
3. Krishna Mishra (UVa.) over Marco DiFilippo (F&M); 3-1 (11-8, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4)
4. Petr Nohel (UVa.) over Jordan Sprecher (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-8)
5. Francis Hajek (UVa.) over Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-1 (9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-6)
6. CJ Baldini (UVa.) over Evann Tan (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-4)
7. Maxwell Velazquez (UVa.) over Sam Freed (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-7)
8. Andrew Barr (UVa.) over Juan Hinostroza (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-0, 11-1)
9. Patrick Keller (UVa.) over Hunar Kohli (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-4)