HAVERFORD, Pa. - The 25th-ranked Dickinson men's squash team nabbed their sixth straight win on Saturday morning by edging out Haveford College 5-4, before having their run stopped by Franklin & Marshall College 8-1 in the afternoon match of the Centennial Round Robin inside the GIAC Squash Courts.

Match One - DEVILS 5, Fords 4
Inside the Match
Dickinson was dominant at the top of the ladder as Joe Smythe in the number one slot gave up just nine points to Aaryaman Jaising en route to a 3-0 win. A spot behind him Elian Vera posted a shutout of Ben Levy to keep DC in control. At the fourth spot, William Krizek suffered an 11-6 defeat in game one, before racking up three consecutive wins including a tight 13-11 decision in the fourth game. Two matches needed to go the distance with each side claiming one win as Owen Buroker defeated Kai Thomas Schinaman at three, while Qianzhi Zhao bested Derek Du at the five line. James Kiracofe collected the final victory for the Red and White thanks to a 3-0 triumph against Advait Chandramouli. One rung down the ladder from from Kiracofe was Cormac Sullivan who took a game from Dean Ibrahim, but it would not be enough. 

Results

1. Joe Smythe (DC) def. Aaryaman Jaising (HAV) 3-0 | 11-4, 11-1, 11-4
2. Elian Vera (DC) def. Ben Levy (HAV) 3-0 | 11-1, 11-9, 11-7
3. Owen Buroker (DC) def. Kai Thomas Schinaman (HAV) 3-2 | 6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4
4. Will Krizek (DC) def. Jet Li (HAV) 3-1 | 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 13-11
5. Qianzhi Zhao (HAV) def. Derek Du (DC) 3-2 | 9-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8
6. James Kiracofe (DC) def. Advait Chandramouli (HAV) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
7. Dean Ibrahim (HAV) def. Cormac Sullivan (DC) 3-1 | 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-4
8. Nevin Mital (HAV) def. Gerardo Ortiz (DC) 3-0 | 11-8, 11-2, 12-10
9. Francis Betkowski (HAV) def. George Vollmer V (DC) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
10. Arvin Krishnan (HAV) def. Colin Wagenbach (DC) 3-0 | 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 (Exhibition)

Match Two - Diplomats 8, DEVILS 1
Inside the Match
At the top of the ladder Smythe traded games with Kyle Broadhurst, unfortunately the Devil was not able to secure the win in the deciding fifth game dropping a 11-9 decision. Two slots down Buroker nabbed a game from Aditya Chandani, but ultimately was defeated in four. Dickinson's lone win came at number four where Krizek and Toby Clegg-Petri traded the first two games, before Krizek collected wins of 11-6 and 11-8 to win the match. 

Results

1. Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) def. Joe Smythe (DC) 3-2 | 14-12, 11-13, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9
2. Sharan Punjabi (F&M) def. Elian Vera (DC) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
3. Aditya Chandani (F&M) def. Owen Buroker (DC) 3-1 | 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3
4. Will Krizek (DC) def. Toby Clegg-Petri (F&M) 3-1 | 12-10, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8
5. Noah Katzer (F&M) def. Derek Du (DC) 3-0 | 11-3, 11-4, 11-7
6. Jamie Stait (F&M) def. James Kiracofe (DC) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5
7. Akshat Agarwal (F&M) def. Cormac Sullivan (DC) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
8. Teerth Jilka (F&M) def. Gerardo Ortiz (DC) 3-0 | 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
9. Eeshan Sawant (F&M) def. George Vollmer V (DC) 3-0 | 11-8, 12-10, 11-7
10. Aryan Tibrawalla (F&M) def. Fabrizio Nunez Ortiz (DC) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-4, 12-10

Up Next
Dickinson (8-9) returns to action next Friday when they head to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championship at the Boar's Head Sports Club.