PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 17 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team wrapped up the Hoehn Cup with a 5-4 victory over No. 14 Colby during its consolation match in the CSA Team National Championships Sunday afternoon. The win improves the Diplomats' record to 15-10 this season, while Colby drops to 13-6 this year.

Tied up at 4-all, Sam Freed's 3-2 victory in the No. 6 position was the deciding match as he picked up his 12th win of the year. Jordan Sprecher earned his 19th win of the season with a 3-0 sweep in the No. 4 slot. Marco DiFilippo picked up his 17th victory of the year with a 3-1 win in the No. 3 slot, while Noah Katzer earned his 14th individual-win of the season in the No. 5 position. Finally, Blake Newcomer outlasted his opponent in the No. 9 slot – winning a five-game thriller, 3-2, for his eighth victory of the winter.

Franklin & Marshall now prepares for the CSA Individual National Championships, beginning on March 8.

No. 17 Franklin & Marshall 5, No. 14 Colby 4

1. Inwoo Lee (Colby) over Kyle Broadhurst (F&M); 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-8)
2. Seif Ashraf (Colby) over Sharan Punjabi (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-5)
3. Marco DiFilippo (F&M) over Jonathan Sosa (Colby); 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-4)
4. Jordan Sprecher (F&M) over Youssif Mostafa (Colby); 3-0 (11-7, 16-14, 14-12)
5. Noah Katzer (F&M) over Sen Subramaniam (Colby); 3-1 (11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7)
6. Sam Freed (F&M) over Syed Haseeb Kashef (Colby); 3-2 (11-3, 6-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5)
7. Carlos Zendejas (Colby) over Evann Tan (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-7)
8. Sebastian Campos (Colby) over Juan Hinostroza (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-7)
9. Blake Newcomer (F&M) over Rintaro Yamamoto (Colby); 3-2 (3-11, 11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8)