WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's 12th-ranked squash team kept its season-opening winning streak alive with an 8-1 victory over No. 18 Franklin & Marshall at Squash On Fire in the District on Sunday. With the win, the Hoyas remain unbeaten on the year at 2-0 while the Diplomats fall to 1-1.
 
Five of Georgetown's eight wins were 3-0 sweeps with the other three coming via 3-1 scores.
 
Cici Curran and Sanah Syed both swept their season openers in the top two positions while Richa Patnam and Aaru Kuthari won 3-0 in spots four and five. Patnam's victory was the first of her collegiate career.
 
Audrey Gelinas, Valentina Cuccolo and Megan LaForge each won their matches 3-1 in the 6-8 slots. Lucia Varma added a 3-0 sweep in the ninth flight while Prisha Shivani also posted a 3-0 in an exhibition victory.
 
Next Time Out
The Hoyas play a pair of neutral site contests against Yale and Dartmouth next weekend in Annapolis, Maryland at Navy and in the District at George Washington, respectively.
 
Results
No. 12 Georgetown 8, No. 18 Franklin & Marshall 1
1. Cici Curran (Georgetown) def. Lojine El Shenawy (F&M); 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-4)
2. Sanah Syed (Georgetown) def. Mariam Hussein (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-5)
3. Maria Rodriguez Cortes (F&M) def. Anthea Lin (Georgetown); 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-4)
4. Richa Patnam (Georgetown) def. Ashanti Amastal (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 12-10)
5. Aaru Kuthari (Georgetown) def. Mia Todd (F&M); 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-3)
6. Audrey Gelinas (Georgetown) def. Rory Dasher (F&M); 3-1 (11-2, 4-11, 11-3, 11-4)
7. Valentina Cuccolo (Georgetown) def. Noelle Bardorf (F&M); 3-1 (11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8)
8. Megan LaForge (Georgetown) def. Joey Ho (F&M); 3-1 (13-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3)
9. Lucia Varma (Georgetown) def. Lavanya Seshasayee (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
Exh. Prisha Shivani (Georgetown) def. Elisabeth Stout (F&M); 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-4)