THE BASICS
- Score: No. 19 Franklin and Marshall - 5, No. 16 MIT - 4
 
- Records: MIT (7-8); Franklin and Marshall (6-5)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center)

- The Lead: Playing its second match in as many days, the No. 17 MIT squash team dropped a tough 5-4 match to visiting 19th-ranked Franklin and Marshall on Friday afternoon on the Zesiger Center Squash Courts.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
-  Sophomore Bobby Albani (Newtown Square, Pa.) took a 3-0 win in the fifth position as he defeated Samuel Freed 11-8, 16-14, 11-7. Sophomore Mitav Nayak (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) got the second win for MIT with his sweep over Juanber Hinostroza, 11-5, 11-3, 14-12.
 
- The Diplomats won in the top four positions, dropping just three sets. F&M also claimed a 3-0 win in the nine ladder.
 
- In the eighth position, senior Yos Wagenmans (Seattle, Wash.) won the last two sets to take a 3-1 win. He won the opening set 11-3 and after dropping the next one to Hunarpal Kohli 10-12, rallied to win the next two 11-3, 11-1.
 
- Senior Nikhil Kakarla (Philadelphia, Pa.) wrapped up the match with a 3-0 win in the sixth position.
 
UP NEXT:
- MIT is back in action on Sunday, January 14th as they head to No. 18 Amherst for a 2:30 p.m. match.

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