LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 19 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team was relentless in its 9-0 victory over No. 22 Bates Saturday afternoon at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats not only earned their second victory of the season, but they also claimed their second sweep over an opponent this year after blanking Dickinson in the season-opener.

Seven different F&M players (Kyle Broadhurst (No. 1), Sharan Punjabi (No. 2), Marco DiFilippo (No. 3), Jordan Sprecher (No. 4), Noah Katzer (No. 5), Sam Freed (No. 7), and Akshat Agarwal (No. 8) earned 3-0 victories over their respective opponents to pick up a massive win for the hosts. Broadhurst continues his great start to the year as he claimed his fourth individual win of the season. DiFilippo, Katzer, and Sprecher closely follow as they each earned their third individual victories of the 2023-24 campaign.

Evann Tan earned a 3-1 win in the No. 6 slot to pick up his second win of the season. Despite facing a 1-0 deficit, Tan won three-consecutive games to overpower his opponent for the victory.

Franklin & Marshall looks to continue to build momentum when it returns to action on Saturday, December 2 at 11:00 a.m. - hosting Wesleyan at the Mayser Center.

#19 Franklin & Marshall 9, #22 Bates 0

1. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Alec Spiro (Bates); 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-8)
2. Sharan Punjabi (F&M) over Ashton Monteiro (Bates); 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-3)
3. Marco DiFilippo (F&M) over Labeeb Ali (Bates); 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-4)
4. Jordan Sprecher (F&M) over Nicolai Brandstadmoe Boe (Bates); 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-9)
5. Noah Katzer (F&M) over Maksymilian Celm (Bates); 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-5)
6. Evann Tan (F&M) over Harris Ramlee (Bates); 3-1 (8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-9)
7. Sam Freed (F&M) over Theodore Koenigsbauer (Bates); 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 11-2)
8. Akshat Agarwal (F&M) over Gus Silverman (Bates); 3-0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-3)
9. Juan Hinostroza (F&M) by forfeit