WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The No. 27 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team (2-5) returned to the courts Friday afternoon for the first time in the new year. In their first match back, the Diplomats fell to No. 15 Williams (2-3), 9-0, with the Ephs winning eight of the nine individual matches by a final score of 3-0.

Mia Todd battled in the No. 3 slot as she earned an 11-8 victory during the third game to cut the deficit to 2-1. However, Williams' Frances Brooks claimed a win in the fourth game, 11-5, to take the match, 3-1. Joey Ho (No. 5) took the third game of her match to the brink as she faced a 2-0 deficit. Ho kept it close, but Roshni Pal of the Ephs held off the Diplomat to win the game, 11-8, and secure the match win.

No. 27 Franklin & Marshall looks to bounce back on Saturday as it travels to face No. 16 Middlebury at 1:00 p.m.

#15 Williams 9, #27 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. Melanie W. Wang (Williams) over Ashanti Amastal (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5)
2. Rhea Pandit (Williams) over Rory Dasher (F&M); 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-4)
3. Frances Brooks (Williams) over Mia Todd (F&M); 3-1 (14-12, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5)
4. Rachel Miller (Williams) over Noelle Bardorf (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-0, 11-1)
5. Roshni Pal (Williams) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-8)
6. Sophia Koehler (Williams) over Lavanya Seshasayee (F&M); 3-0 (11-0, 11-2, 11-2)
7. Anika Kakarla (Williams) over Elisabeth Stout (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-0)
8. Alicia Chen (Williams) over Destiny Ponce (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-1)
9. Naomi Jefferson-Sambanis (Williams) over Nathalie Hernandez (F&M); 3-0 (11-0, 11-2, 11-0)