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#18 Amherst Falls to #15 Franklin and Marshall, 7-2, in CSA Nationals Opener

2/28/2025 11:41:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The #18 Amherst College men's squash team played their first match of the post-season this weekend.  The Mammoths opened their 2024 CSA Divisional Team Championships campaign with a 7-2 loss to the #15 Franklin and Marshall Diplomats at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. Amherst fought hard but couldn't overcome a deep and experienced Franklin and Marshall lineup in their first match of the tournament.

Up Next: With this loss, Amherst drops to 11-9 overall. The Mammoths will now look to bounce back against the #14 University of Rochester Yellowjackets tomorrow at 6 PM. The Yellowjackets enter the match following a narrow 5-4 loss to the #19 Middlebury College Panthers in a tense battle earlier today. This match will also take place at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center, as Amherst aims to keep their CSA Nationals campaign alive.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Junior Matthew Granovsky delivered one of Amherst's strongest performances, securing a 3-0 victory at the #8 spot while edging out a tight 13-11 opening game to set the tone for his win.
  • Senior William Okurowski dominated his match at #9, finishing with an 11-0 shutout in the final set to seal a straight-set victory.
  • At the #5, #6, and #7 spots, Fares Khairy, Grady Herbert, and Graeme Herbert all pushed their matches to four sets, but ultimately fell short. Khairy battled through a nailbiting fourth set with a score of 14-12, but couldn't force a deciding game.
RESULTS:
  1. Kyle Broadhurst (FM) def. Abhimanyu Gupta (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-3)
  2. Sharan Punjabi (FM) def. Zi Tao Yu (A), 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-4)
  3. Marco DiFilippo (FM) def. Joseph Toth (A), 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 13-11)
  4. Jordan Sprecher (FM) def. Flynn Venmore (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-7)
  5. Aditya Chandani (FM) def. Fares Khairy (A), 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-4, 14-12)
  6. Alexander Arader (FM) def. Grady Herbert (A), 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7)
  7. Samuel Freed (FM) def. Graeme Herbert (A), 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7)
  8. Matthew Granovsky (A) def. Noah Katzer (FM), 3-0 (13-11, 11-6, 11-7)
  9. William Okurowski (A) def. Evann Tan (FM), 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-0)
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