AMHERST, Mass. – Four wins in 3-0 sweeps help power the Amherst College men's squash team to a 6-3 win over Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon on the Davenport Squash Courts.
The Mammoths, ranked 18th in the nation in the latest CSA rankings, improved to 4-3 this season, while the 19th-ranked Diplomats fell to 5-4.
The Mammoths are in action again on the Davenport Squash Courts tomorrow, hosting Navy beginning at 11 a.m.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
* Zi Tao Yu won impressively at nine, 11-5, 11-1, 11-1.
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Yeshwin Sankuratri earned a hard-fought sweep at eight, 11-7, 14-12, 12-10.
* Neal Malai posted a sweep at five, defeating Noah Katzer 11-5, 11-6, 11-4.
RESULTS (6-3 W):
1.
Adam Lichtmacher (A), def. Kyle Broadhurst (FM), 11-2, RETIRED
2. Sharan Punjabi (FM) def.
Kedar Nagaraj (A), 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-2)
3.
Joseph Toth (A) def. Marco DiFilippo (FM), 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-6)
4. Jordan Sprecher (FM) def.
Abhi Gupta (A),3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6)
5.
Neal Malani (A) def. Noah Katzer (FM), 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-4)
6.
Grady Herbert (A) def. Evann Tan (FM), 3-1 (11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5)
7. Samuel Freed (FM), def.
Matthew Granovsky (A), 3-0 (11-3, 16-14, 11-9)
8.
Yeshwin Sankuratri (A) def. Akshat Agawal (FM), 3-0 (11-7, 14-12, 12--10)
9. Zi Tao Yu (A) def. Juanber Hinostroza (FM), 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-1)