LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 13 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team (5-3) rolled to an 8-1 victory over No. 17 Amherst (6-2) Saturday evening at the Mayser Center Squash Courts. The Diplomats were impressive throughout the day, claiming sweeps in six matches.
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Sharan Punjabi (No. 3) and
Aditya Chandani (No. 5) each earned their team-leading sixth win of the season. Punjabi swept his opponent, 3-0, while Chandani downed his opponent, 3-1.
Kyle Broadhurst (No. 1),
Jordan Sprecher (No. 4) and Evan Tann (No. 9) all claimed their fifth win of the year with victories in their respective matches.
Alexander Arader (No. 6) and
Sam Freed (No. 7) continued the Diplomats' success on the day with 3-0 sweeps to both earn their fourth win of the winter.
Marco DiFilippo swept his opponent, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, in the No. 2 slot to earn his third individual victory of the year.
Juan Hinostroza downed his opponent in five games during the exhibition match for his second win in the No. 10 slot this season.
No. 13 Franklin & Marshall looks to continue its momentum when it hosts No. 20 Middlebury on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
No. 13 Franklin & Marshall 8, No. 17 Amherst 1
- Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Abhimanyu Gupta (Amherst); 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 13-11)
- Marco DiFilippo (F&M) over Zi Tao Yu (Amherst); 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-9)
- Sharan Punjabi (F&M) over Joseph Toth (Amherst); 3-0 (12-10, 11-3, 11-7)
- Jordan Sprecher (F&M) over Flynn Venmore (Amherst); 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5)
- Aditya Chandani (F&M) over Fares Khairy (Amherst); 3-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 15-13)
- Alexander Arader (F&M) over Matthew Granovsky (Amherst); 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-6)
- Sam Freed (F&M) over Grady Herbert (Amherst); 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8)
- Graeme Herbert (Amherst) over Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 12-10)
- Evann Tan (F&M) over Walter Huffman (Amherst); 3-1 (11-4, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4)
- Juan Hinostroza (F&M) over Jesse Brew (Amherst); 3-2 (6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8) (Exhibition)