HOPEWELL, N.J. – Franklin & Marshall's men's tennis upset No. 40 The College of New Jersey 6-3 at the Hopewell Tennis Center on Saturday evening.

The Diplomats improved to 1-1 on the year, while the Knights dropped to 3-2.

By the Numbers

F&M pulled victories from the heart of its lineup for the upset win over TCNJ. The pairings of Adrian Charchalis/Adith Chandavarkar and Andrew Pace/Justin Pace got an early 2-1 start with two victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.

Victories at No. 2 by Sam Bellersen, No. 3 by Charchalis, No. 4 by J. Pace, and No. 5 singles from A. Pace lifted the Diplomats to victory.

The Results

Doubles competition
1. Matthew Michibata/Justin Wain (TCNJ) def. Sam Bellersen/Tristan Steffe (FMCM) 8-3
2. Adrian Charchalis/Adith Chandavarkar (FMCM) def. Thomas Wright/Gokul Murugesan (TCNJ) 8-6
3. Andrew Pace/Justin Pace (FMCM) def. Nick Matiwsky/Akul Telluri (TCNJ) 8-5

Singles competition
1. Matthew Michibata (TCNJ) def. Adith Chandavarkar (FMCM) 6-0, 6-1
2. Sam Bellersen (FMCM) def. Justin Wain (TCNJ) 6-4, 6-4
3. Adrian Charchalis (FMCM) def. Thomas Wright (TCNJ) def. 6-4, 6-1
4. Justin Pace (FMCM) def. Nick Matiwsky (TCNJ) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
5. Andrew Pace (FMCM) def. Akul Telluri (TCNJ) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
6. Nikola Kilibarda (TCNJ) def. Tristan Steffe (FMCM) 6-0, 6-3 

Up Next

The Diplomats travel to Orlando for three matches at the USTA National Training Center. F&M faces Illinois Tech on Monday, March 16th, Hamilton on Tuesday, March 17th, and Colorado College on Wednesday, March 18th.