LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 25 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team was defeated, 9-0, by No. 7 Virginia in the Diplomats' home-opener Friday evening at the Mayser Center.

The Cavaliers displayed a strong showing to boost their record to 4-0 to start the season, while the Diplomats drop to 1-3 to begin the 2023-24 campaign.

Despite being held winless in individual matches, F&M did battle their top-10 ranked opponent to the end. Aryaa Ogale kept pace with her opponent in the No. 2 slot, but was held off in her match. Three Diplomats in Zarine Gidwaney (No. 4), Tatum Long (No. 6) and Joey Ho (No. 8) all put up seven points in a single game, but couldn't overtake their opponent during the match.

No. 25 Franklin & Marshall looks to bounce back on Saturday as it returns to the Mayser Center to host No. 18 Bates at 1:00 p.m.

#7 Virginia 9, #25 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. Meagan Best (UVa.) over Gurlin Kaur (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-4)
2. Lina Tammam (UVa.) over Aryaa Ogale (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-5)
3. Olivia Walsh (UVa.) over Cate Costin (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-3)
4. Marueen Foley (UVa.) over Zarine Gidwaney (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-7)
5. Clare Minnis (UVa.) over Mia Todd (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-4)
6. Eliza Mills (UVa.) over Tatum Long (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-3)
7. Nili Sprecher (UVa.) over Iman Jaikishan (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-2)
8. Annabelle Mactaggart (UVa.) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-7)
9. Griffin Dewey (UVa.) over Ana Petrosky (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-1)