ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The No. 17 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team (6-5) earned its first win of 2026 as it overpowered No. 19 Rochester (2-5), 7-2, on the road Friday evening. The Diplomats jumped out to an early lead, claiming wins in the top-five individual matches to get back into the win column.

Kyle Broadhurst (No. 2) cruised to a 3-0 sweep over his opponent to improve to eight individual wins this year. Sharan Punjabi defeated his opponent in the No. 1 match as he won the final two games to earn a 3-1 victory. Aditya Chandani controlled his matchup by sweeping his opponent, 3-0, in the No. 3 slot. Both Punjabi and Chandani elevated to seven wins each so far this winter.

Noah Katzer swept past his opponent, 3-0, in the No. 5 match to claim his sixth individual win this year. Akshat Agarwal also earned a 3-0 sweep in the No. 7 slot to continue F&M's momentum. Toby Clegg-Petri came out on top of a five-game thriller in the No. 4 match. Trailing 2-0, Clegg-Petri won the final three games, 11-1, 11-6, 11-4, to take the victory. Both Agarwal and Clegg-Petri claimed their fifth-individual wins of the season during their respective victories. Teerth Jilka wrapped up the Diplomats' victory by earning a 3-2 win in the No. 9 match. Down 2-1, Jilka won the final two games, 11-8, 11-4, to record his fourth individual victory of the year.

No. 17 Franklin & Marshall looks to build on its momentum when it travels to play No. 29 St. Lawrence on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

#17 Franklin & Marshall 7, #19 Rochester 2

1. Sharan Punjabi (F&M) over Gilberto Noe Aceves Moreno (ROC); 3-1 (11-6, 7-11, 11-1, 11-7)
2. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Dhirren Rajarathinam (ROC); 3-0 (13-11, 13-11, 3-2 RE)
3. Aditya Chandani (F&M) over Arjith Mathew (ROC); 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-6)
4. Toby Clegg-Petri (F&M) over Kareem Azzam (ROC); 3-2 (4-11, 3-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-4)
5. Noah Katzer (F&M) over Vandrick Inman-Benavente (ROC); 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-4)
6. Thomas Valderrama (ROC) over Jamie Stait (F&M); 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9)
7. Akshat Agarwal (F&M) over Preston Wu (ROC); 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 13-11)
8. Karim Moataz (ROC) over Dean Vahlsing (F&M); 3-1 (11-3, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9)
9. Teerth Jilka (F&M) over Zhuoran Xu (ROC); 3-2 (11-9, 2-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4)