LANCASTER, Pa. — The men's squash team has put itself in position to improve its national ranking after an 8-1 victory over Franklin & Marshall on Saturday afternoon. Cornell (5-8) entered the weekend ranked 12th, one spot behind F&M (7-8).
 
From the middle three spots in the order, Jordan Brail, Andy Muran and Kevin Flannery all won their respective matches in three sets. Cornell also came out on top in each of the day's five-set matches. Among them was junior Harry Freeman, winning in that fashion for a second straight day. Freshmen Perry Hanson (No. 3) and Alex Jung (No. 8) fought back from behind to win their matches in five.
 
With the win, Cornell improves to 25-23 in the all-time series. The Big Red returns home for a Senior Day doubleheader on Sunday at Belkin International Squash Courts. The Big Red takes on second-ranked Penn at noon in its final Ivy League match of the season before wrapping up the regular season with a contest against 23rd-ranked Hobart at 5 p.m.
 
#12 CORNELL 8, #11 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 1
1. Harry Freeman (C) def. Cole Osborne, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-13, 11-7
2. Sean Kenny (F&M) def. Gustav Runersjö, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5
3. Perry Hanson (C) def. P. Veiga de Almeida, 11-8, 9-11, 4-11, 13-11, 11-6
4. Jordan Brail (C) def. Silvio Soom, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7
5. Andy Muran (C) def. Samm Fulton, 11-7, 11-3, 11-1
6. Kevin Flannery (C) def. Kareem Mawla, 12-10, 11-9, 11-4
7. Graham Dietz (C) def. Jackson McCord, 12-10, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7
8. Alex Jung (C) def. Ricardo Machado, 4-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8
9. Ben Francis (C) def. Michael Sorochev, 11-1, 4-11, 11-9, 11-7
Ex. Augie Jones (C) def. Sam Chunder, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7