ORLANDO, Fla. – A 3-0 sweep in doubles gave Franklin & Marshall a lead that it would not relinquish on Tuesday morning's 7-2 victory over Connecticut College in non-conference men's tennis action. The Diplomats improved to 4-1 with the win while the Camels fell to 0-2.

By the Numbers

F&M put together a trio of decisive victories in doubles, headlined by an 8-2 victory from Doug Kaplan and Jack Rothman at No. 1 doubles.

Kaplan recorded his second victory of the day at No. 1 singles, defeating Charlie Williams 6-1, 6-3. Zack Levin and Will Samuels also turned in strong performances, with Levin earning a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles and Samuels recording a 6-2, 6-1 result at No. 5.

The Results

Singles competition

1. Doug Kaplan (F&MM) def. Charlie Williams (CONNCOL) 6-1, 6-3

2. Zack Levin (F&MM) def. Daniel Maffa (CONNCOL) 6-1, 6-1

3. Ben Sachs (CONNCOL) def. Jack Rothman (F&MM) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)

4. Will Cannon (CONNCOL) def. Inigo Flores (F&MM) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (11-9)

5. Will Samuels (F&MM) def. Ethan Hecker (CONNCOL) 6-2, 6-1

6. Giovanni Corrado (F&MM) def. James Wright II (CONNCOL) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Doug Kaplan/Jack Rothman (F&MM) def. Jonathan Kraiger/Ben Sachs (CONNCOL) 8-2

2. Will Samuels/Vasant Rajamanickam (F&MM) def. Charlie Williams/Daniel Maffa (CONNCOL) 8-5

3. Zack Levin/Isaac Salas (F&MM) def. Johnny Cissel/Will Cannon (CONNCOL) 8-4

Order of Finish

Doubles - 1,3,2; Singles - 2,1,5,6,4,3

Up Next

Spring break competition in Orlando continues tomorrow when F&M takes on Colorado College at 3:00 p.m.