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Men's Tennis

F&M Drops to Swarthmore

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's men's tennis team fell to No. 31 in the country Swarthmore by an 8-1 tally in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday.

The loss dropped the Diplomats, who are ranked 20th in the Atlantic South Region, to 6-7, 4-3 CC while the Garnet improved to 10-11, 6-1 CC.

By the Numbers

Swarthmore took an early lead after sweeping doubles action. Senior duo Zack Levin and Isaac Salas battled in the No. 2 spot but fell by an 8-5 tally.

Levin claimed F&M's lone victory from the No. 3 singles spot, battling back after dropping the first set 6-3, but taking the second set 7-6 (9-7) and winning the super tiebreaker 10-8.

The Results

Doubles competition
1. John Lathrop/Thibault Vernier (SWATMT) def. Sam Bellersen/Adith Chandavarkar (FMCM) 8-4
2. Jiung Jung/Noah Criss (SWATMT) def. Zack Levin/Isaac Salas (FMCM) 8-5
3. Simon Vernier/Evan Han (SWATMT) def. Andrew Pace/Tristan Steffe (FMCM) 8-3

Singles competition
1. Jiung Jung (SWATMT) def. Isaac Salas (FMCM) 6-1, 6-1
2. John Lathrop (SWATMT) def. Sam Bellersen (FMCM) 6-1, 6-4
3. Zack Levin (FMCM) def. Thibault Vernier (SWATMT) 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 1-0 (10-8)
4. Simon Vernier (SWATMT) def. Adith Chandavarkar (FMCM) 6-4, 6-3
5. James Hahn (SWATMT) def. Andrew Pace (FMCM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Evan Han (SWATMT) def. Adrian Charchalis (FMCM) 7-6, 6-0

Up Next

F&M is at Dickinson on Wednesday, April 24 for a 4:00 p.m. matchup.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bellersen

Sam Bellersen

Sophomore
Adith Chandavarkar

Adith Chandavarkar

Sophomore
Zack Levin

Zack Levin

Senior
Andrew Pace

Andrew Pace

Junior
Isaac Salas

Isaac Salas

Senior
Adrian Charchalis

Adrian Charchalis

Senior
Tristan Steffe

Tristan Steffe

Senior

Players Mentioned

Sam Bellersen

Sam Bellersen

Sophomore
Adith Chandavarkar

Adith Chandavarkar

Sophomore
Zack Levin

Zack Levin

Senior
Andrew Pace

Andrew Pace

Junior
Isaac Salas

Isaac Salas

Senior
Adrian Charchalis

Adrian Charchalis

Senior
Tristan Steffe

Tristan Steffe

Senior