LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall's men's squash team gears up to begin its 2025-26 season, starting off with a home match against No. 30 Denison on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Head coach Gavin Jones enters his 15th season at the helm Diplomats' squash programs, following a year where the men's team won 15 matches and were ranked as high as No. 13 in the national rankings.

Preseason Rankings 
The College Squash Association (CSA) rankings have the Diplomats ranked 16th in the preseason rankings. Rankings will be available throughout the season and can be found here. 

2025-26 Diplomats 
The Diplomats' 2025-26 roster is an experienced group with two of their returning starters earning All-MASC honors last year in Kyle Broadhurst and Sharan Punjabi. F&M lost five players to graduation in the spring and will look towards the new additions to help fill those roles. Franklin & Marshall's current roster consists of four seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, and five first-year athletes.

Players to Watch 
Kyle Broadhurst – Sr.
Sharan Punjabi – Jr.
Aditya Chandani – So.
Noah Katzer – Sr.
 
Kyle Broadhurst ended last season with 11 wins while competing primarily in the the No. 1 slot, earning first-team All-MASC honors. Broadhurst began last season winning seven of his first nine matches, highlighted by a big 3-1 victory over No. 11 Williams.

Sharan Punjabi tallied 15 wins last season with experience in the top-three slots for the Diplomats as he earned second-team all-conference recognition. Punjabi concluded last winter on a four-match winning streak, including a four-game victory over No. 13 Western Ontario. The junior highlighted his season by taking down No. 5 Virginia's No. 2 player in five games.

Aditya Chandani had a stellar rookie campaign, earning a team-high 18 wins, with a majority of those victories coming in the No. 5 slot. Chandani claimed wins in nine of his last 10 matches, including a victory over No. 13 Western Ontario.

Noah Katzer earned 12 wins during his junior season, playing primarily in the No. 8 position. Katzer caught fire in the month of February last season, rolling to a seven-match winning streak.  

The Road Ahead
The Diplomats begin the 2025-26 season hosting eight home matches in the month of November with contests against Denison (Nov. 9), Drexel (Nov. 14), Penn (Nov. 15), Chatham (Nov. 15), Dickinson, (Nov. 16), Haverford (Nov. 16), Bates (Nov. 22), and Bowdoin (Nov. 23). F&M then begins the new year on the road as they take on Williams (Jan. 9), Middlebury (Jan. 10), Amherst (Jan. 11), Rochester (Jan. 16), St. Lawrence (Jan. 17), and Hobart (Jan. 18).

F&M starts competition in the CSA Individual Championships on January 23 with the tournament concluding on January 27. The Diplomats return to the Mayser Center on February 1 to host Western Ontario, before hitting the road to play Navy (Feb. 4), Haverford (Feb. 7), and Dickinson (Feb. 7). Franklin & Marshall competes in the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships (Feb. 13 to Feb. 15), before returning to the Mayser Center to host Hamilton (Feb. 22).

F&M concludes the season in Philadelphia, Pa. competing in the CSA Team Championships, which run from February 27 to March 1.
 
Follow Along (Streaming)
F&M squash fans will be able to stream every Mayser Center Squash Court for every home match in high-definition. Each court can be streamed independently with its own high-definition video and audio feed here.

Viewers at home also can follow along with who is competing by tracking live results of home matches through Club Locker. Fans can sign up for a free account and follow live results by searching for Franklin & Marshall under the live scores dropdown.
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