Men's Tennis Defeats Fords

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall won two doubles matches and four of six singles matches to defeat Haverford 6-3 Saturday afternoon. The Diplomats improved to 5-4, 1-0 CC and the Fords fell to 3-2, 0-1.

Cameron Relic easily defeated Natty Sergay 6-1, 6-3. Eric Rouff bounced back to beat Ankur Arya 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. James Tunner won 6-3, 6-2 over Michael Gelberg and Ross Silverberg beat Hailiu Yang by scores of 6-0, 7-6. Armen Vartan edged by Kevin Caulfield 7-5, 6-4.

The doubles pairs went 2-3 on the day. Vartan and Relic won 8-3 over Caulfield and Sergay. The pair of Silverberg and Peter Bookman took Will Garrett and Yang by an 8-4 margin. Doug Silverstein and Tunner were slighted 9-8 by Matthew Cebul and Danny Himelstein.

The Diplomats travel to Ursinus on March 31. The first match is set for 3:30 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall 6, Haverford 3

Mar 27, 2010 at Lancaster, Pa

Singles competition

1. Kevin Caulfield (HAVMTN) def. Armen Vartan (F&M) 7-5, 6-4

2. Ross Silverberg (F&M) def. Hailiu Yang (HAVMTN) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)

3. Will Garrett (HAVMTN) def. Doug Silverstein (F&M) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4

4. Cameron Relic (F&M) def. Natty Sergay (HAVMTN) 6-1, 6-3

5. Eric Rouff (F&M) def. Ankur Arya (HAVMTN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

6. James Tunner (F&M) def. Michael Gelberg (HAVMTN) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles Competition

1. Armen Vartan/Cameron Relic (F&M) def. Kevin Caulfield/Natty Sergay (HAVMTN) 8-3

2. Ross Silverberg/Peter Bookman (F&M) def. Will Garrett/Hailiu Yang (HAVMTN) 8-4

3. Matthew Cebul/Danny Himelstein (HAVMTN) def. Doug Silverstein/James Tunner (F&M) 9-8 (12-10)

Match Notes:

Haverford College 3-2, 0-1 CC

Franklin & Marshall 4-2, 1-0 CC

T-5h 2m   A-23