LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall hosted Dickinson for the second time in four days on Wednesday, this time with a spot in the Centennial Conference semifinals on the line. The fourth-seeded Diplomats came out on top with a resounding 5-0 victory, improving to 15-4 on the year and setting up a semifinal match with Swarthmore on Saturday. The loss ended Dickinson's season at 6-9.

By the Numbers

After weather forced the match to be played inside at Lancaster's Racquet Club West, F&M wasted no time getting ahead of the visitors as Doug Kaplan and Jack Rothman dropped just one game in an 8-1 rout at No. 1 doubles. Will Samuels and Vasant Rajamanickam earned an 8-5 decision at No. 3 doubles, while Zack Levin and Isaac Salas tallied an 8-6 win at No. 2.

The onslaught continued in singles play, with only two matches going to completion before the match was decided. Kaplan was again the first to finish, grabbing a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1. Rothman followed by putting the finishing touches on a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 3, recording F&M's fifth point of the day and wrapping up the 5-0 Diplomat win.

Results

Singles competition

1. Doug Kaplan (F&MM) def. Joey Frank (DCM) 6-1, 6-2

2. Zack Levin (F&MM) vs. Steven Kaplan (DCM) 6-2, 2-4, unfinished

3. Jack Rothman (F&MM) def. Clark Chapman (DCM) 6-2, 6-1

4. Isaac Salas (F&MM) vs. Evan Davis (DCM) 5-4, unfinished

5. Derek Chen (DCM) vs. Will Samuels (F&MM) no result

6. Shawn Diniz (DCM) vs. Theodore Apt (F&MM) no result

Doubles competition

1. Doug Kaplan/Jack Rothman (F&MM) def. Steven Kaplan/Clark Chapman (DCM) 8-1

2. Zack Levin/Isaac Salas (F&MM) def. Joey Frank/Evan Davis (DCM) 8-6

3. Will Samuels/Vasant Rajamanickam (F&MM) def. Samuel Loring/Shawn Diniz (DCM) 8-5

Order of Finish

Doubles: 1,2,3; Singles: 1,3

Up Next

With the win, the Diplomats advanced to the CC semifinals. F&M will travel to Swarthmore on Saturday to take on the host Garnet at 3:00 p.m.