PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 21 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team lost its opening match of the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Championships to No. 5 Virginia, 9-0, Friday evening. The Cavaliers improve to 10-2 on the year, while F&M falls to 6-12.

The Diplomats were held without a win, but did battle until the very end in the contest. Cate Costin was outlasted in the No. 3 slot as she dropped a hard-fought first game, 14-12. Later in her match, Costin was narrowly denied in the third game, 11-9. Zarine Gidwaney (No. 4) and Mia Todd (No. 5) also made it challenging on their opponents with high-scoring games, but couldn't overcome the deficit – both falling in their respective matches.

No. 21 Franklin & Marshall looks to get back in the win column when it takes on No. 15 Georgetown Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

#5 Virginia 9, #21 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. Meagan Best (UVa.) over Gurlin Kaur (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-1)
2. Lina Tammam (UVa.) over Aryaa Ogale (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-4)
3. Maureen Foley (UVa.) over Cate Costin (F&M); 3-0 (14-12, 11-6, 11-9)
4. Clare Minnis (UVa.) over Zarine Gidwaney (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-7)
5. Nasreen Hashmi (UVa.) over Mia Todd (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-1)
6. Eliza Mills (UVa.) over Tatum Long (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6)
7. Caroline Pellegrino (UVa.) over Iman Jaikishan (F&M); 3-0 (11-0, 11-5, 11-3)
8. Griffin Dewey (UVa.) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
9. Erin O'Connor (UVa.) over Ana Petrosky (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-2)
10. Annabelle Mactaggart (UVa.) over Destiny Ponce (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-0) (Exhibition)