#6 Penn Defeats #15 Franklin & Marshall 8-1 in Men's Squash

by Sports Information
12/6/05

PHILADELPHIA, PA – #6 nationally ranked the University of Pennsylvania used seven 3-0 victories and a 3-2 win at #8 to defeat #15 Franklin & Marshall College 8-1 in men’s squash.

The win marks the fifth straight for Penn over Franklin & Marshall as the Quakers improve to 31-10 all-time against the Diplomats.

Franklin & Marshall broke up Penn’s shutout bid at #4 as Ry Hawley (Fr., Golden, CO/Evergreen) defeated Andrew Zimmerman 9-7, 3-9, 9-5, 9-4.

Franklin & Marshall (3-4) will return to action on January 14 versus Colby College at Wesleyan College. Match time is set for 5:00 p.m.

Pennsylvania 8, Franklin & Marshall 1
1. Gilly Lane (P) def. Rushabh Vora (F&M), 3-0 (9-2, 9-5, 9-1)
2. Lee Rosen (P) def. Satyajit Seshadri (F&M), 3-0 (9-7, 9-4, 9-2)
3. Jacob Himmelrich (P) def. Jehangir Aibara (F&M), 3-0 (10-9, 9-2, 9-3)
4. Ry Hawley (F&M) def. Andrew Zimmerman (P), 3-1 (9-7, 3-9, 9-5, 9-4)
5. Graham Bassett (P) def. Ed Bryan (F&M), 3-0 (9-0, 9-6, 9-4)
6. Bobby Dickey (P) def. James Cruice (F&M), 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-5)
7. Colby Emerson (P) def. Patrick Pasquariello (F&M), 3-0 (9-4, 9-0, 9-6)
8. Sam Peelle (P) def. Shane Slater (F&M), 3-2 (9-2, 7-9, 9-4, 3-9, 9-5)
9. Rahil Shah (P) def. Evan Burton (F&M), 3-0 (9-5, 9-2, 9-0)