YORK, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall's men's tennis team won its fifth-straight meet after edging Dickinson 5-4 in a Centennial Conference competition Saturday. The win clinched the No. 3 seed for the Diplomats in next weekend's CC playoffs and improved F&M to 7-2 CC, 11-5 overall. The Red Devils fell to 3-6, 8-8.

The meet was knotted at 3-3 after the singles competitions before the Diplomats sealed the win with consecutive doubles victories. Ross Silverberg and William MacArthur beat Ross Anstaett and Will Golinkin 8-3 and Tommy Weibye and Doug Silverstein teamed to knock off Kurt Mendelson and David London 8-2 in No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.

Dickinson took an early 1-0 with a win in No. 1 singles before MacArthur, Silverstein and Eric Rouff won No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 to put F&M ahead 3-1. MacArthur beat Golinkin 6-3, 6-3, Rouff handled David London 6-1, 6-1 and Silverstein took care of Kurt Mendelson 6-3, 6-3.

The Red Devils won the final two singles matches setting up the crucial doubles.


F&M 5, Dickinson 4

Singles competition
1. Ross Anstaett (DCM) def. Ross Silverberg (F&M) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
2. William MacArthur (F&M) def. Will Golinkin (DCM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Doug Silverstein (F&M) def. Kurt Mendelson (DCM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Eric Rouff (F&M) def. David London (DCM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Dixon Blue (DCM) def. James Tunner (F&M) 7-5, 5-7, 10-6
6. Ari Blask (DCM) def. Peter Bookman (F&M) 6-4, 6-3


Doubles competition
1. Ross Silverberg/William MacArthur (F&M) def. Ross Anstaett/Will Golinkin (DCM) 8-3
2. Tommy Weibye/Doug Silverstein (F&M) def. Kurt Mendelson/David London (DCM) 8-2
3. Ari Blask/Dixon Blue (DCM) def. Eric Rouff/James Tunner (F&M) 8-6


Match Notes
Franklin & Marshall 11-5, 7-2
Dickinson College 8-8, 3-6
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