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Men's Tennis

Diplomats Dominate Bears In CC Opener

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's men's tennis delivered a dominant start to Centennial Conference (CC) action with a 9-0 victory over Ursinus on Saturday afternoon.

The win evened out F&M's overall record at 3-3 with a 1-0 CC mark while Ursinus dropped to 6-3, 0-1 CC.

By the Numbers

Andrew Pace and Will Samuels in the No. 3 doubles position notched the first win of the day with an 8-6 win over their Bears' counterparts. Zack Levin (No. 3) garnered the first singles win going 6-3, 6-4.

This is the second-straight 9-0 sweep for the Diplomats this year.

Saturday's win over Ursinus marks the 50th victory for F&M to bring the overall record to 50-0-2 to keep the Diplomats undefeated against the Bears.

The Results

Doubles competition
1. Jack Rothman/Sam Bellersen (FMCM) def. Max Oberholtzer/Paul Vecchio (UCMT) 8-5
2. Isaac Salas/Zack Levin (FMCM) def. C DeFaber-Schumacher/Matt Fontanese (UCMT) 8-6
3. Andrew Pace/Will Samuels (FMCM) def. Jake Lachowicz/Ryan Jang (UCMT) 8-6

Singles competition
1. Jack Rothman (FMCM) def. Max Oberholtzer (UCMT) 6-4, 6-2
2. Isaac Salas (FMCM) def. Paul Vecchio (UCMT) 6-3, 6-4
3. Zack Levin (FMCM) def. C DeFaber-Schumacher (UCMT) 6-3, 6-4
4. Sam Bellersen (FMCM) def. Matt Fontanese (UCMT) 6-3, 6-1
5. Will Samuels (FMCM) def. Jake Lachowicz (UCMT) 8-1
6. Andrew Pace (FMCM) def. Kyle Bookman (UCMT) 8-3

Order of Finish

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

Up Next

CC action continues as the Diplomats host McDaniel on Tuesday, March 27 at 4:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bellersen

Sam Bellersen

First-Year
Zack Levin

Zack Levin

Junior
Andrew Pace

Andrew Pace

Sophomore
Jack Rothman

Jack Rothman

Senior
Isaac Salas

Isaac Salas

Junior
Will Samuels

Will Samuels

Senior

Players Mentioned

Sam Bellersen

Sam Bellersen

First-Year
Zack Levin

Zack Levin

Junior
Andrew Pace

Andrew Pace

Sophomore
Jack Rothman

Jack Rothman

Senior
Isaac Salas

Isaac Salas

Junior
Will Samuels

Will Samuels

Senior