No. 16 Blue Jays Top Diplomats

BALTIMORE, Md. – Franklin & Marshall fell for the first time in Centennial Conference (CC) play as No. 16 Johns Hopkins defeated the Diplomats 7-2 on Tuesday afternoon in men's tennis action. The Diplomats drop to 4-6, 3-1 CC with the loss, while the Blue Jays move to 8-4, 5-0 CC.

F&M picked up one win in doubles and one in singles. In doubles action, William MacArthur teamed up with Ross Silverberg at the No. 1 spot to notch a win against Andy Hersh and Sam Weissler 8-4. At No. 3 singles, MacArthur was the lone Diplomat victor as he defeated Ben Hwang in straight sets with scores of 6-4, 6-4.

The Diplomats return to action on Saturday when F&M hosts Swarthmore. Match time is set for 2:00 pm.

#16 Johns Hopkins 7, Franklin & Marshall 2
Apr 03, 2012 at Baltimore, MD (JHU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Andy Hersh (JHUM) def. Ross Silverberg (F&M) 6-1, 6-2

2. Tanner Brown (JHUM) def. Tommy Weibye (F&M) 6-1, 6-3

3. William MacArthur (F&M) def. Ben Hwang (JHUM) 6-4, 6-4

4. Sam Weissler (JHUM) def. Nolan Bacchieri (F&M) 6-1, 6-1

5. Jacob Barnaby (JHUM) def. Cameron Relic (F&M) 6-1, 6-4

6. Jeff Kamei (JHUM) def. Alec Tunner (F&M) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Ross Silverberg/William MacArthur (F&M) def. Andy Hersh/Sam Weissler (JHUM) 8-4

2. Jacob Barnaby/Tanner Brown (JHUM) def. Tommy Weibye/Nolan Bacchieri (F&M) 8-2

3. Morgan Dauer/Jeff Kamei (JHUM) def. Cameron Relic/Peter Bookman (F&M) 8-3

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Players Mentioned

Nolan Bacchieri: First-Year

Peter Bookman: Sophomore

William MacArthur: Sophomore

Cameron Relic: Junior

Ross Silverberg: 5' 7"; Junior

Alec Tunner: 5' 7"; Junior

Tommy Weibye: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nolan Bacchieri
: First-Year

Peter Bookman
: Sophomore

William MacArthur
: Sophomore

Cameron Relic
: Junior

Ross Silverberg
: 5' 7"; Junior

Alec Tunner
: 5' 7"; Junior

Tommy Weibye
: Sophomore