WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The No. 19 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team lost on the road at No. 11 Williams, 8-1, Friday evening in the Diplomats' first match of the new year.

F&M battled throughout the day, but its only win came in the No. 3 slot as Marco DiFilippo downed his opponent, 3-1. The victory is DiFilippo's sixth win of the season.

Jordan Sprecher (No. 4) and Sam Freed (No. 7) fought hard in their respective matches. However, they couldn't outlast their opponents – each losing 3-2.

No. 19 F&M continues its road trip as it heads to No. 18 Amherst Saturday at noon.

No. 11 Williams 8, No. 19 Franklin & Marshall 1

1. William Evans (Williams) over Kyle Broadhurst (F&M); 3-1 (12-10, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8)
2. Nick Agger (Williams) over Sharan Punjabi (F&M); 3-1 (11-6, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7)
3. Marco DiFilippo (F&M) over Andrew Minnis (Williams); 3-1 (3-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7)
4. Asher Leavy (Williams) over Jordan Sprecher (F&M); 3-2 (12-10, 9-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-7)
5. Jack Lee (Williams) over Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-0)
6. Alex Akbari (Williams) over Evann Tan (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-5)
7. Pierce Henderson (Williams) over Sam Freed (F&M); 3-2 (11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-13, 11-6)
8. Hudson Lin Jr. (Williams) over Akshat Agarwal (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-2)
9. John Nicholson (Williams) over Blake Newcomer (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
10. Charles Merrill (Williams) over Hunar Kohli (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-6, 11-8) (Exhibition)