ORLANDO, Fla. – Franklin & Marshall used clutch production from the bottom half of the lineup to snatch a 5-4 victory over Hobart on Monday afternoon in men's tennis competition. The match was the first of four that F&M will play during spring break in Orlando, Fla.

The win moved the Diplomats to 3-1 while the defeat dropped the Statesmen to 2-2.

By the Numbers

Singles victories at No.'s 4-6 from Isaac Salas, Inigo Flores, and Will Samuels gave F&M three key points at the bottom of the singles lineup. Flores battled back to from a 5-2 deficit in the second set, winning five straight games to win the set 7-5 and secure the match for the Diplomats.

Doug Kaplan was the only Diplomat to win twice, teaming up with Jack Rothman to win No. 1 singles by a score of 8-2 before taking down Hobart's Jonah Salita 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (8) at No. 1 singles.

The Results

Singles competition

1. Doug Kaplan (F&MM) def. Jonah Salita (HOB) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)

2. Jonathan Atwater (HOB) def. Zack Levin (F&MM) 6-4, 6-1

3. Michael Rusk (HOB) def. Jack Rothman (F&MM) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

4. Isaac Salas (F&MM) def. Harry Nichols (HOB) 6-3, 6-0

5. Inigo Flores (F&MM) def. Patrick Gray (HOB) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5

6. Will Samuels (F&MM) def. Patrick Dunk (HOB) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Doug Kaplan/Jack Rothman (F&MM) def. Michael Rusk/Danny Kot (HOB) 8-2

2. Jonah Salita/Jonathan Atwater (HOB) def. Inigo Flores/Vasant Rajamanickam (F&MM) 8-5

3. Harry Nichols/Patrick Gray (HOB) def. Zack Levin/Isaac Salas (F&MM) 9-8 (7-4)

Order of Finish

Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,4,2,1,3,5)

Up Next

The Diplomats return to action tomorrow, taking on Connecticut College at 9:00 a.m.