LANCASTER, PA - The Franklin & Marshall College women's tennis team improved to 6-1 on the season, 2-0 in Centennial Conference play, with a 6-3 victory at Haverford College.
The win marks the 20th in 21 meetings for the Diplomats over the Fords (3-3, 1-3 Centennial Conference) and the 14th straight since Haverford's sole victory in the series in 1991.
In singles, #1 Katie Gaskins (So., Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) downed Laura Chaddock 6-2, 6-3, while Barbara Bee (So., Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) defeated Allison Scherb at #3 and Marie Papalia (Sr., Chatham, NJ/Chatham) notched a victory by default at #2 versus Sarah Loeffler to lead the Diplomats.
Franklin & Marshall (6-1, 2-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on April 2 at home versus McDaniel College. Match time is set for noon.
F&M 6, Haverford 3
Doubles
(1) Scherb & Loeffler (H) def. Bee & Gaskins (F&M), 8-5
(2) Denenberg & Jenna Ishkanian (F&M) def. Chaddock & Amar (H), 8-6
(3) Conner & Papalia (F&M) def. Wallace & Wiederspahn (H), 8-1
Singles
(1) Katie Gaskins (F&M) def. Laura Chaddock (H), 6-2, 6-3
(2) Marie Papalia (F&M) def. Sarah Loeffler (H), 6-0, Default
(3) Barbara Bee (F&M) def. Allison Scherb (H), 6-4, 6-4
(4) Priya Amar (H) def. Beth Conner (F&M), 6-0, 2-6 (10-7)
(5) Lizzy Denenberg (F&M) def. Astra Wallace (H), 6-0, 6-0
(6) Annalise Wiederspahn (H) def. Christina Henkel (F&M), 6-3, 6-4
