Feb. 8, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Navy squash team dropped a 6-3 decision at Franklin & Marshall Wednesday night, falling to 18-6 on the season. Despite the loss, Navy holds a 31-13 series advantage and has won six of the last eight meetings.

It was freshman vs. freshman at the No. 4 spot on the ladder as Navy's Alastair Smith (Hillsborough, N.J.) claimed a 3-0 win over Ry Hawley. At No. 5, senior Dhruv parashar (Singapore) produced a 9-7, 9-5, 9-6 triumph over F&M senior Ed Bryan. Navy earned its final win of the night at the No. 9 spot where sophomore Brian Hamilton (Lake Forest, Ill.) notched a 9-7, 9-5, 9-1 win over Evan Burton.

"We played a hard match tonight, but things just did not go our way," said Navy head coach Craig Dawson. "Tonight's match was a good tune-up for us in our preparation for the College Squash Association Team Championship."

The Mids will face Team Annapolis Saturday at 9 a.m. in an exhibition match before traveling to Princeton for the CSA Team Championship Feb. 17-19.

Franklin & Marshall def. Navy, 6-3

No. 1   Rushabh Vora (FM) def. Tucker George (N)                3-0   9-1, 9-7, 9-5No. 2   Satyajit Seshadri (FM) def. Jeff Sawin (N)              3-1   9-4, 9-7, 7-9, 9-4No. 3   Jehangir Aibara (FM) def. Scott Hackman (N)             3-0   9-5, 9-7, 10-9No. 4   Alastair Smith (N) def. Ry Hawley (FM)                  3-0   9-3, 9-5, 9-7No. 5   Dhruv parashar (N) def. Ed Bryan (FM)                   3-0   9-7, 9-5, 9-6No. 6   Patrick Pasquariello (FM) def. Christopher Zipf (N)     3-1   7-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-5No. 7   Seth Cruice (FM) def. Patrick Kruse (N)                 3-1   9-4, 7-9, 9-5, 9-4No. 8   Shane Slater (FM) def. Michael John Beautyman Jr. (N)   3-1   9-7, 1-9, 9-2, 9-1No. 9   Brian Hamilton (N) def. Evan Burton (FM)                3-0   9-7, 9-5, 9-1

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