PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 17 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team suffered its first loss of the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Championships to No. 9 Virginia Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats move to 12-9 overall this season, while the Cavaliers improve to 9-5. Virginia was relentless in the competition as it swept six of the nine individual match.

Noah Katzer began his bout in the No. 5 slot with an 11-9 victory in the opening game. However, Katzer's opponent outlasted him in three-straight games to win the match. Kyle Broadhurst (No. 1) and Evann Tan (No. 7) had similar matches as both Diplomats faced early 2-0 deficits. In each player's third game, Broadhurst earned an 11-4 win and Tan claimed an 11-9 victory to extend their respective matches. Although both Diplomats battled to even the score, they just fell short on the scoreboard.

Franklin & Marshall will look to wrap up the MASC Championships on a high note when it takes on No. 19 MIT Sunday at noon in the third-place match.

No. 9 Virginia 9, No. 17 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. John Paul Tew (UVa.) over Kyle Broadhurst (F&M); 3-1 (11-7, 11-5, 4-11, 11-7)
2. Arhan Chandra (UVa.) over Sharan Punjabi (F&M); 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-5)
3. Petr Nohel (UVa.) over Marco DiFilippo (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-9)
4. Dylan Moran (UVa.) over Jordan Sprecher (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-9)
5. Maxwell Velazquez (UVa.) over Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7)
6. CJ Baldini (UVa.) over Sam Freed (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-3)
7. Charles Braff (UVa.) over Evann Tan (F&M); 3-1 (11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6)
8. Andrew Barr (UVa.) over Juan Hinostroza (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-7)
9. Patrick Keller (UVa.) over Blake Newcomer (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-4)