CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 23 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team (5-10) was defeated by No. 14 Georgetown (5-6), 9-0, in the first round of the Gaynor Cup during the 2026 Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Championships Friday evening. The Hoyas rolled to a victory in the opening match of the tournament, sweeping all nine individual bouts.

Rory Dasher came close to taking a game win in the No. 2 match, earning seven wins in the both the first and second games. However, Georgetown's Ella Erickson held off the F&M sophomore to claim the match. Mia Todd also battled to two close games in the No. 3 match, earning seven in the first and nine in the third. Despite the high scoring, Mary Kacergis of the Hoyas rallied to a sweep of the match. Joey Ho fought through a close second game in the No. 5 slot as she notched seven points, but Georgetown's Kate Hennessy extinguished the threat to complete the match victory.

No. 23 Franklin & Marshall continues the MASC Championships on Saturday, taking on No. 3 Stanford at 9:00 a.m.

#14 Georgetown 9, #23 Franklin & Marshall 0

1. Cecilia Curran (GU) over Ashanti Amastal (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-3)
2. Ella Erickson (GU) over Rory Dasher (F&M); 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-1)
3. Mary Kacergis (GU) over Mia Todd (F&M); 3-0 (11-7, 11-0, 11-9)
4. Lindsay Lee (GU) over Noelle Bardorf (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-4)
5. Kate Hennessy (GU) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-0)
6. Virginia Wood (GU) over Lavanya Seshasayee (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-2)
7. Sydney Bramen (GU) over Elisabeth Stout (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 11-1)
8. Audrey Gelinas (GU) over Destiny Ponce (F&M); 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-3)
9. Lucia Varma (GU) over Nathalie Hernandez (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-0, 11-1)