CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 19 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team got back in the win column with its first victory of 2024 as the Diplomats edged No. 16 MIT, 5-4, on Friday evening. F&M improves its record to 6-5, while MIT drops to 7-8 this season.

Kyle Broadhurst earned his seventh win of the season as he powered past his opponent, 3-1, in the No. 1 slot. Jordan Sprecher (No. 3) and Noah Katzer (No. 4) earned 3-1 victories over their opponents to claim their seventh wins of the season as well. Sharan Punjabi (No. 2) tallied his seventh win of the 2023-24 campaign as he swept his opponent, 3-0. Those four Diplomats join Marco DiFilippo for the team-high in individual wins this year.

Blake Newcomer also picked up a 3-0 sweep in the No. 9 slot to claim his second victory of the season.

Franklin & Marshall heads to Medford, Massachusetts to play No. 12 Tufts on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

#19 Franklin & Marshall 5, #16 MIT 4

1. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Mero Elmarassy (MIT); 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5)
2. Sharan Punjabi (F&M) over Philip Hyun Su Price (MIT); 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-8)
3. Jordan Sprecher (F&M) over Collin Wen (MIT); 3-1 (11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-2)
4. Noah Katzer (F&M) over John Gunton (MIT); 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8)
5. Robert Albani (MIT) over Sam Freed (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 16-14, 11-7)
6. Nikhil Kakarla (MIT) over Evann Tan (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-6)
7. Mitav Nayak (MIT) over Juan Hinostroza (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 14-12)
8. Yos Wagenmans (MIT) over Hunar Kohli (F&M); 3-1 (11-3, 10-12, 11-3, 11-1)
9. Blake Newcomer (F&M) over Andrew Ding (MIT); 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-9)