HAVERFORD, PA - Freddy McNeely (Fr., Newtown Square, PA/Hill School) made her intercollegiate debut a memorable one earning a 3-0 victory at #1 over Amy Kim of Haverford College to lead the Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats to a 8-1 rout of the Fords.

The Diplomats swept through the #1-5 positions as McNeely, Jessie Mitchell (Fr., Devonshire, Bermuda/Canterbury), Minal Patel (So., Avon, CT/Westminster), Karley Biggs (Sr., Bethlehem, PA/Moravian Academy) and Mo Coogan (Sr., Millbrook, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) coasted to victories over their Haverford competition.

Overall, the Diplomats recorded 3-0 sweeps at #1, 2, 4, 7 and 8 to open the season 1-0. The best match of the day occurred at #5 as Coogan handled Zu Huei Tay 9-2, 7-9, 9-6 and 9-7.

The victory improves Franklin & Marshall to 15-4 all-time against the Fords and snaps a two match losing streak to Haverford as the team fell 6-3 in the 2002-03 season opener on November 16, 2002 and dropped a 7-2 decision on February 9, 2003. The Diplomats last victory over the Fords came on February 9, 2002 as Franklin & Marshall behind two-time All-America selection Anjali Ponni-Rajkumar defeated the Fords 6-3.

The Diplomats will return to action on November 20 when they travel to the University of Pennsylvania.

F&M 8, Haverford 1
1. Freedy McNeely (F&M) def. Amy Kim (H), 3-0 (9-1. 9-0, 9-4)
2. Jessie Mitchell (F&M) def. Julia Grayer (H) 3-0 (9-5, 9-1, 9-1)
3. Minal Patel (F&M) def. Jessie Elton (H) 3-1 (9-6, 5-9, 9-1, 9-2)
4. Karley Biggs (F&M) def. Laura Brown (H) 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-0)
5. Mo Coogan (F&M) def. Zu Huei Tay (H) 3-1 (9-2, 7-9, 9-6, 9-7)
6. Caitlin la Russa (H) def. Carolyn Chang (F&M) 3-1 (9-2, 10-8, 7-9, 9-5)
7. Lizzy Denenberg (F&M) def. Charlotte Koeniger (H) 3-0 (9-4, 9-5, 9-5)
8. Barbara Bee (F&M) def. Beth Drybala (H) 3-0 (9-1, 9-6, 9-3)
9. Ginny Rollins (F&M) def. Jen Hurford (H) 3-1 (9-4, 6-9, 9-3, 9-3)