LANDISVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's men's tennis fell to Washington & Lee in a hard-fought 5-4 match to open the season on Friday evening at the Hempfield Rec Center.

The Diplomats dropped to 0-1 on the year while the Generals improved to 2-1.

By the Numbers

F&M got off to a strong start in doubles action with Adith Chandavarkar and Sam Bellersen tallying an 8-4 victory from the No. 1 spot while Andrew Pace and Tristan Steffe notched a 8-7 (8-6) win at No. 3.

Senior Zack Levin pulled out a 7-5, 6-4 win from the No. 3 singles spot.

The Results

Doubles competition
1. Adith Chandavarkar/Sam Bellersen (FMCM) def. Harry Shepherd/John Rudden (WLU) 8-4
2. Mitchell Thomas/Bobby Neuner (WLU) def. Zack Levin/Isaac Salas (FMCM) 8-1
3. Andrew Pace/Tristan Steffe (FMCM) def. Noah Tapp/Tye Loan (WLU) 8-7 (8-6)

Singles competition
1. Harry Shepherd (WLU) def. Isaac Salas (FMCM) 6-2, 6-2
2. Mitchell Thomas (WLU) def. Sam Bellersen (FMCM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Zack Levin (FMCM) def. Noah Tapp (WLU) 7-5, 6-4
4. Bobby Neuner (WLU) def. Adith Chandavarkar (FMCM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Andrew Pace (FMCM) def. Tye Loan (WLU) 6-3, 6-3
6. John Rudden (WLU) def. Adrian Charchalis (FMCM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

Up Next

The Diplomats travel to TCNJ on Sunday, March 3 for an 11:00 a.m. matchup.