WATERVILLE, Maine – The No. 23 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team (3-10) was defeated, 9-0, on the road at No. 21 Colby (4-6) Friday evening. The Diplomats won games in the No. 5 and No. 6 matches, but Colby won all nine of the individual matches with sweeps in seven of the contests.

Tatum Long jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with an 11-7 victory in the opening game of the No. 5 match. However, her opponent responded by winning three-straight games, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6, to claim the victory in the match. Rory Dasher tied the No. 6 match up at 1-1 with an 11-3 win in the No. 6 slot, but her opponent claimed victories in the final two games to earn the match-win.

No. 23 Franklin & Marshall now turns its attention to a match with No. 17 Bowdoin on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

#21 Colby 9, #23 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. Laavanya Kugan (Colby) over Gurlin Kaur (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-5)
2. Abhisheka David (Colby) over Zarine Gidwaney (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7)
3. Nathalie Sim (Colby) over Mia Todd (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-5)
4. Margaret Motch (Colby) over Ashanti Amastal (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 13-11, 13-11)
5. India Spencer (Colby) over Tatum Long (F&M); 3-1 (7-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6)
6. Tattie Gibbs (Colby) over Rory Dasher (F&M); 3-1 (11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6)
7. Amanda Miller (Colby) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-0 (14-12, 11-8, 11-9)
8. LeLe Gibbs (Colby) over Lavanya Seshasayee (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-5)
9. Haley Coon (Colby) over Marwa Elhawwam (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-1)