CARLISLE, Pa. - The 29th-ranked Haverford College men's squash team (6-11) dropped a pair of matches at the Centennial Conference Round Robin, falling to both No. 16 Franklin & Marshall (12-6) and No. 29 Dickinson (4-18). Haverford fell 9-0 to the Diplomats and 8-1 to the Red Devils. The matches, the final tune-ups before the College Squash Association (CSA) Divisional Team Championships, were held at the Kline Center on the campus of Dickinson College.
#16 Franklin & Marshall 9, #29 Haverford 0
Franklin & Marshall put together a dominant performance, securing victories across multiple flights. Marco DiFilippo defeated Noah Tunis 11-2, 11-7, 11-7 in flight one, while Jordan Sprecher claimed an 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 win over Aaryaman Jaising in flight two. Aditya Chandani battled past Kai Schinaman 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 in a four-game contest at flight three.
Elsewhere, Alexander Arader edged Henry Jiang 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 in flight four, and Sam Freed secured another F&M win in flight five with an 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 result against Tarun Sargunar. Noah Katzer followed up with an 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 victory over Francis Betkowski in flight six, while Evann Tan took flight seven with an 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 win against Garret Fantini.
Hunar Kohli added another win in flight eight, defeating Arvin Krishnan 11-6, 11-5, 11-5, and Juan Hinostroza closed out the match with a hard-fought 11-5, 11-5, 12-10 victory over Daniel Braun in flight nine.
#27 Dickinson 8, #29 Haverford 1
Despite a strong effort across the lineup, the Fords secured just one win in the matchup with the Red Devils as senior Garret Fantini claimed a hard-fought four-game victory at No. 8.
Fantini delivered the highlight of the day for Haverford, rallying after dropping a tight first game to defeat Dickinson's Cormac Sullivan, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8. His resilience against a tough Red Devil opponent helped the Fords avoid the sweep in the late match on Saturday.
Elsewhere in the lineup, Tarun Sargunar, at the fifth flight, and Arvin Krishnan, at the ninth flight, each pushed their matches to four games, showing Haverford's fight against its Centennial foe. Sargunar leveled his match at one game apiece with a gritty 11-9 second game before ultimately falling in four. Krishnan forced extra points in the fourth but came up just short in a 5-11, 11-8, 2-11, 12-14 battle with Bradley Hennessy.
At the second flight, Aaryaman Jaising tested Dickinson's Omar Ali, coming close to extending the match before bowing out in three games, 2-11, 9-11, 8-11. Meanwhile, Francis Betkowski fought through a tightly contested second game but could not break through in a 7-11, 11-13, 8-11 defeat at number seven singles.
In exhibition play, Daniel Braun secured a win for the Fords, topping Colin Wagenbach in four games, 11-9, 5-11, 12-10, 11-5.
Men's Squash now returns to action on Friday, February 28, as play at the College Squash Association (CSA) Divisional Team Championships opens at the Specter Center in the University City area of Philadelphia. More information on the CSA Championships, including draws, schedule and streaming information, is expected to be announced early next week.