PHILADELPHIA, Pa.- The No. 15 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team (14-6) opened the College Squash Association Divisional Team Championships with a 7-2 victory over No. 18 Amherst (11-4) to open the Hoehn Cup on Friday night. 

The Diplomats swept their opponents in the top-four matchups with 3-0 victories for Kyle Broadhurst (No. 1), Sharan Punjabi (No. 2), Marco DiFilippo (No. 3), and Jordan Sprecher (No. 4). Punjabi and Sprecher earned their 13th wins in 2024-25. It's the 12th of the year for DiFilippo and the tenth for Broadhurst.

Aditya Chandani (No. 5), Alexander Arader (No. 6), and Sam Freed (No. 7) each won 3-1. Chandani moved his win total to a team-best 17, while it's the 15th victory for Freed and 13th for Arader.

The Diplomats will face No. 19 Middlebury on Saturday, March 1, at 6:00 p.m. in the Semifinal round. 

No. 15 Franklin & Marshall 7, No. 18 Amherst 2

1. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) def. Abhiamanyu Gupta (AC); 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-3)
2. Sharan Punjabi (F&M) def. Zi Tao Yu (AC); 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-4)
3. Marco DiFilippo (F&M) def. Joseph Toth (AC); 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 13-11)
4. Jordan Sprecher (F&M) def. Flynn Venmore (AC); 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-7)
5. Aditya Chandani (F&M) def. Fares Khairy (AC); 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-4, 14-12)
6. Alexander Arader (F&M) def. Grady Herbet (AC); 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7)
7. Sam Freed (F&M) def. Graeme Herbert (AC); 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7)
8. Matthew Granovsky (AC) def. Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-0 (13-11, 11-6, 11-7)
9. William Okurowski (AC) def. Evann Tan (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-0)