Franklin & Marshall Splits Season-Opening Matches

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Franklin & Marshall women’s tennis team opened its 2010 spring season with non-conference match-ups against St. Ambrose and Shorter. The Diplomats cruised past St. Ambrose 8-1, but fell to Shorter 9-0 a day later. F&M move to 1-1 in the spring and 2-1 on the year. (more)

Coaches Win USTA Championship

The Franklin & Marshall tennis coaching staff won USTA Gold Balls at the USTA National Indoor Championship held December 26-31, 2009, at the Indoor Tennis Center at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Head coach Sean Kelleher struck gold in the men’s open singles division as well as in the men’s open doubles division with partner and assistant coach Ben Zink. (more)

Diplomats Compete at ITA Regionals

Seven Franklin & Marshall women’s tennis players represented the Diplomats at the ITA Southeast Regionals hosted by Mary Washington this weekend. (more)

Diplomats Win Season Opener

Franklin & Marshall's women's tennis team opened the 2009-2010 season with a 5-4 win over Moravian Wednesday evening. Meredith Lackey and Katie Ertel each went 2-0 for the Diplomats (1-0). They were matched by Chelsea Ott and Anna Meola who went 2-0 for the Greyhounds (2-2). (more)

Diplomats Close Season With Win

Franklin & Marshall’s women’s tennis team closed out the 2009 tennis season with a 6-3 win over Swarthmore Saturday afternoon. Dana Russo and Valeri Harteg each went 2-0 for the Diplomats (3-12, 3-7 CC). Two-thirds of the Garnet’s (5-10, 4-6 CC) wins came in doubles competition. (more)

Shorthanded Diplomats Swept by Dickinson

Dickinson blanked Franklin & Marshall 9-0 in women’s tennis on Tuesday. The Diplomats were without a full lineup. Valeri Harteg was the only Diplomat that threatened to break up the shutout, taking Leigh Oczkowski to a match-tiebreaker, but fell 10-8. F&M dropped to 2-11 (2-6 Centennial), while Dickinson improved to 10-7 (5-4 Centennial). The Diplomats close out the season on Saturday at Swarthmore. (more)

Diplomats Edge Owls

Franklin & Marshall’s women’s tennis team earned four singles and one doubles match in edging out a 5-4 Centennial Conference (CC) win over Bryn Mawr on Friday. The Diplomats move to 2-10 (2-5 CC), while the Owls dropped to 3-15 (2-6 CC). (more)

Diplomats Blanked by Mules

Franklin & Marshall’s women’s tennis team was shutout 9-0 by Muhlenberg in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Thursday. The Diplomats fell to 1-10 (1-5 CC), while Muhlenberg tightened its grip on second in the CC standings, improving to 6-1 in league play and 8-3 overall. The Diplomats return to action tomorrow against Bryn Mawr. (more)

Men's & Women's Tennis Schedule Change

Franklin & Marshall's tennis teams have both rescheduled matches. Below are the changes: (more)