Men's Tennis Cruises Over Ursinus

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's men's tennis coasted to an 8-1 victory over Ursinus in a Centennial Conference (CC) road match on Saturday afternoon.

The Diplomats improved to 1-1, 1-1 CC on the year while the Bears fell to 0-1, 0-1 CC.

By the Numbers

The Diplomats found themselves with an early 2-1 advantage, after the No. 2 doubles team of Justin Pace/Tristan Steffe held an 8-6 victory and Isaac Rockower/Anthony Casale scored an easy 8-2 win at No. 3.

F&M won all six singles matches in straight sets, highlighted by Adrian Charchalis's 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles.

The Results

Doubles Competition

1. Matt Fontanese/Mason Groff (UC) def. Sam Bellersen/Adrian Charchalis (F&M) 8-4

2. Justin Pace/Tristan Steffe (F&M) def. Lars Jespersen/Will Oberholtzer (UC) 8-6

3. Isaac Rockower/Anthony Casale (F&M) def. Simbarashe Kanjanda/Darby Rogers (UC) 8-2

Singles Competition

1. Sam Bellersen (F&M) def. Mason Groff (UC) 7-5, 6-4

2. Adrian Charchalis (F&M) def. Matt Fontanese (UC) 6-0, 6-1

3. Justin Pace (F&M) def. Lars Jespersen (UC) 6-2, 6-1

4. Tristan Steffe (F&M) def. Will Oberholtzer (UC) 6-3, 6-3

5. Anthony Casale (F&M) def. Darby Rogers (UC) 6-2, 6-4

6. Isaac Rockower (F&M) def. Rob Ritchie (UC) 6-0, 7-5

Up Next

The Diplomats return home to face off against Muhlenberg next Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference action with a 1:00pm start.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Bellersen: Senior

Anthony Casale: Sophomore

Adrian Charchalis: Senior

Justin Pace: Senior

Isaac Rockower: Junior

Tristan Steffe: Senior

Players Mentioned

Sam Bellersen
: Senior

Anthony Casale
: Sophomore

Adrian Charchalis
: Senior

Justin Pace
: Senior

Isaac Rockower
: Junior

Tristan Steffe
: Senior