THE BASICS
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Score: No. 17 Franklin and Marshall - 6, No. 19 MIT - 3
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Records: MIT (11-13); F&M (13-9)
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Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Arlen Specter US Squash Center)
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The Lead: The No. 19 MIT squash team dropped a back-and-forth match to No. 17 Franklin and Marshall in the third-place match of the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships on Sunday afternoon by a 6-3 score.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Senior
Nikhil Kakarla (Philadelphia, Pa.) gave MIT a 1-0 advantage with his 3-0 win over
Evann Tan in the seventh position. Junior
Tom Hogan (Malvern, Pa.) rallied after dropping the first set to take a 3-1 win in the fifth position and put MIT up 2-0.
- The Diplomats won matches in the second and third positions by 3-1 scores to tie up the match at two.
- After dropping the opening set by an 11-4 margin, sophomore
Mitav Nayak (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) won the next three against
Junaber Hinostroza in the eighth position to give the Engineers a 3-2 lead.
- F&M grabbed 3-1 wins in the first and ninth positions to pull ahead 4-3.
Jordan Sprecher won the match for the Dips with a 3-0 win in the fourth position.
UP NEXT:
- The Engineers will next compete at the College Squash Association Team Championships which will take place from Thursday, February 29
th-Saturday March 2
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