HARTFORD, Conn. – The No. 16 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team was dropped by No. 9 Columbia, 9-0, in the first round of the Hoehn Cup at the CSA Team Championships Friday morning.
The Diplomats were swept in eight of their nine contests with Jordan Sprecher being edged, 3-2, in the No. 4 slot. In search of his seventh victory of the season, Sprecher jumped out to a 2-1 lead after winning the second and third game by scores of 11-6 and 11-3, respectively. Despite the advantage, the sophomore was overtaken in their last two games.
No. 16 Franklin & Marshall falls to the consolation bracket of the Hoehn Cup. The Diplomats square off with No. 13 Rochester Saturday at noon.
No. 9 Columbia 9, No. 16 Franklin & Marshall 0
- Harold Castiaux (Columbia) def Petr Nohel (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-7)
- Chaitanya Shah (Columbia) def. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5)
- Adam Goad (Columbia) def. Marco DiFilippo (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-3)
- Zach Nam (Columbia) def. Jordan Sprecher (F&M); 3-2 (11-8, 6-11, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8)
- Rutvik Rau (Columbia) def. Teddy Eill (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-6)
- Jacob Bulbulia (Columbia) def. Flavio Hinostroza (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 16-14, 11-7)
- Sameer Saxena (Columbia) def. Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 14-12)
- Ryan Chen (Columbia) def. Sam Freed (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-7)
- Gonzalo De La Mora (Columbia) def. Evann Tan (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-4)
