PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – For the third-consecutive year, the No. 23 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team (7-12) won its opening match of the Walker Cup at the College Squash Association (CSA) Divisional Team Championships. F&M overpowered No. 26 Dickinson, 5-4, Friday afternoon to advance in the tournament.

The Red Devils won four of the top five matches, but F&M took over from there. Mia Todd came away with a big 3-0 sweep in the No. 3 match to claim her ninth individual win of the season. Lavanya Seshasayee followed with a 3-0 victory of her own in the No. 6 match to improve to seven wins this year. Elisabeth Stout continued the Diplomats' momentum with a sweep in the No. 7 slot for her seventh victory of the winter. Destiny Ponce came away with a massive 3-2 victory in the No. 8 match. Tied 2-2, Ponce overpowered her opponent, 11-2, in the final game to earn her seventh win this season. Nathalie Hernandez secured the victory for F&M as she won by default in the No. 9 match for her fifth victory of the year.

No. 23 Franklin & Marshall gets set to face No. 22 Hamilton in the semifinals of the Walker Cup Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

#23 Franklin & Marshall 5, #26 Dickinson 4

1. Anabel Romero Gemmell (DC) over Ashanti Amastal (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-2)
2. Kathryn Herring (DC) over Rory Dasher (F&M); 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-0)
3. Mia Todd (F&M) over Thea Hegde (DC); 3-0 (12-10, 12-10, 11-8)
4. Victoria Savelius (DC) over Noelle Bardorf (F&M); 3-1 (7-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-4)
5. Gabi El-Masry (DC) over Joey Ho (F&M); 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-4)
6. Lavanya Seshasayee (F&M) over Grace Miller (DC); 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-9)
7. Elisabeth Stout (F&M) over Lila Brown (DC); 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-2)
8. Destiny Ponce (F&M) over Lauren Flowers (DC); 3-2 (8-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-13, 11-2)
9. Nathalie Hernandez (F&M) by default.