HERSHEY, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall men's tennis team was defeated by Haverford, 7-2, in Saturday afternoon's Centennial Conference (CC) match held at the Hershey Racquet Club.

Pedro Norte picked up his sixth win in a row as he downed his opponent, 8-1, in the No. 5 position. The junior from Lisbon, Portugal claimed his ninth win of the season and eighth victory in the No. 5 position. Anthony Casale also earned a singles win as he outlasted his opponent, 8-6, in the No. 6 singles matchup. The win is Casale's seventh this spring.

Haverford swept through the doubles matches, but the Fords were greatly tested in the No. 2 match as the pairing of Gonzalo Gentou and Norte battled throughout the match. Despite the Diplomats efforts, Haverford held on to claim the win, 8-7 (7-3).

Franklin & Marshall turns its attention to Tuesday as the Diplomats hit the road to face Muhlenberg at 4:00 p.m.

Haverford 7, Franklin & Marshall 2

Doubles
1: Stefan Johnson/James McKenzie (HAV) def. Zac Ashtiani/Luke Brodsky (F&M); 8-5
2: Adam Chow/Justin Minerva (HAV) def. Gonzalo Gentou/Pedro Norte (F&M); 8-7 (7-3)
3: Kirin Eicher/Abhinav Nallapareddy (HAV) def. Anthony Casale/Isaac Rockower (F&M); 8-1

Singles
1: Stefan Johnson (HAV) def. Zac Ashtiani (F&M); 6-2, 6-1
2: Andreas Wingert (HAV) def. Isaac Rockower (F&M); 6-3, 6-2
3: Aiden Kim (HAV) def. Gonzalo Gentou (F&M); 6-3, 6-2
4: James McKenzie (HAV) def. Luke Brodsky (F&M); 8-4
5: Pedro Norte (F&M) def. Justin Minerva (HAV); 8-1
6: Anthony Casale (F&M) def. Adam Chow (HAV); 8-6