LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall's Lizzy Denenberg (So., Wilmington, DE/Sanford School) recorded an 8-6 win over Jenna Adelberg at #6 singles and the doubles duo of Marie Papalia (Jr., Chatham, NJ/Chatham) and Beth Conner (Jr., Leawood, KS/Shawnee Mission East) earned an 8-4 victory at #3 doubles as the F&M women's tennis team fell to Swarthmore College 7-2 in Centennial Conference action.
For the Garnet Tide (10-2, 5-1 Centennial Conference) the win keeps Swarthmore in contention for the Centennial Conference Championship, as they are one match behind Muhlenberg College. F&M (8-4, 6-2 Centennial Conference) remains in contention for a three-way championship tie, but the Garnet and the Mules must lose two matches for a three-way tie to occur.
In doubles, the Garnet recorded wins at #1 and #2 to take an early 2-1 lead setting up a showdown in singles.
In singles, Swarthmore earned wins in the #1-#5 matches as Anjani Reddy recorded a 6-0, 6-4 win at #1 singles. Caroline Celano picked up a 6-3, 6-4 victory at #2, Kristina Pao notched a 6-1, 6-3 win at #3, Sonya Reynolds fought to a 7-5, 6-3 win at #4 and Sara Sargeant earned 6-3, 6-2 victory at #5 as the performance secured the match for the Garnet Tide.
Franklin & Marshall will continue the season on April 17 on the road at Bryn Mawr College. Match time is set for 1:00 p.m.
Swarthmore 7, F&M 2
Singles
(1) Anjani Reddy (S) def. Jen Dubow (F&M), 6-0, 6-4
(2) Carolina Celano (S) def. Katie Gaskins (F&M), 6-3, 6-1
(3) Kristina Pao (S) def. Marie Papalia (F&M), 6-1. 6-3
(4) Sonya Reynolds (S) def. Barbara Bee (F&M), 7-5, 6-3
(5) Sara Sargeant (S) def. Beth Conner (F&M), 6-3, 6-2
(6) Lizzy Denenberg (F&M) def. Jenna Adelberg (S), 8-6
Doubles
(1) Reddy/Reynolds (S) def. Dubow/Gaskins (F&M), 8-5
(2) Sargeant/Waverly Lutz (S) def. Bee/Denenberg (F&M), 8-3
(3) Conner/Papalia (F&M) Galadi Este/Celano (S), 8-4