Dec. 9, 2001

ITHACA, N.Y.-The Cornell men's squash team beat Franklin and Marshall 7-2 on Sunday, improving their record to 4-2 overall.

The middle spots in the lineup won the match for Cornell, with senior Darryl Chow (Repulse Bay, Hong Kong) leading the way with a hard fought 3-2 victory at the No. 3 position (9-5, 4-9, 5-9, 9-5, 9-6). Junior captain Jeff Porter (Haverford, Pa.) played a strong game in the No. 4 spot, beating Franklin and Marshall's Eric Bardawil (9-2, 9-0, 9-3). Freshman Mike Delany (Milton, Mass.) was a 3-1 winner at the No. 6 spot, while junior Shloka Melwani (Bombay, India) won 3-0 at No. 7.

The Big Red returns to action January 12, when it travels to Amherst, Mass. to take on UMass.

Cornell 7, F&M 2
#1 Mihir Kapoor (F&M) def. Tim Nagel (C), 3-0
#2 Arjun Krishnan (F&M) def. Neal Soo (C), 3-0
#3 Darryl Chow (C) def. Will Dore (F&M), 3-2
#4 Jeff Porter (C) def. Eric Bardawil (F&M), 3-0
#5 Kenny Greer (C) def. Hassan Ahmen (F&M), 3-1
#6 Mike Delany (C) def. Hamish Dickson (F&M), 3-1
#7 Shloka Melwani (C) def. Jake VanRoden (F&M), 3-1
#8 Geoff Fong (C) def. Karan Behal (F&M), 3-0
#9 Chad Burkhardt (C) def. Greg Romero (F&M), 3-0