LANCASTER, Pa. - No. 15 Franklin & Marshall dropped a 9-0 decision to No. 5 Penn on Wednesday night at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats fall to 4-4 with the loss, while the Quakers move to 6-1.
Several Diplomats put up challenges to their Penn opponents despite being edged out at each of the nine spots. Chelsea Ross came the closest to claiming a game for F&M, falling in a marathon first game 18-16, before going down 11-8, 11-2 in the final two games.
The Diplomats return to the courts on Friday against Columbia at the Yale Round Robin. Match time is set for 3:00 p.m.
#5 Penn 9, #15 Franklin & Marshall 0
| 1. Haidi Lala (PENN) def. Emily Caldwell (F&M) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 2. Pia Trikha (PENN) def. Roxanna Mead (F&M) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3 |
| 3. Yarden Odinak (PENN) def. Chelsea Ross (F&M) 18-16, 11-8, 11-2 |
| 4. Camille Lanier (PENN) def. Elizabeth Gatling (F&M) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2 |
| 5. Stephanie Vogel (PENN) def. Katherine Perry (F&M) 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 6. Carey Celata (PENN) def. Krista Lancione (F&M) 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 |
| 7. Colleen Fehm (PENN) def. Cris Margaret Frias (F&M) 11-3, 11-2, 11-6 |
| 8. Leslie Gill (PENN) def. Dana Rapisarda (F&M) 11-1, 11-2, 11-7 |
| 9. Hyland Murphy (PENN) def. Alex Matalon (F&M) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3 |
| Exh. Lyles Swift-Farley (PENN) def. Stephanie Tzarnas (F&M) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 |
