HERSHEY, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall women's tennis team dropped a tough matchup against Centennial Conference (CC) foe Haverford, 8-1, Saturday afternoon at the Hershey Racquet Club. The Diplomats came away with a win at No. 3 singles as sophomore Mackenzie Sherman earned a hard-fought 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) victory.

The win is Sherman's sixth in a row and eighth of the season. The sophomore also won her fourth match in the No. 3 position this spring. Jenna Harrison (No. 2) came up just short in the first set of her singles match as she was outlasted, 7-5. Clara March Okuyama also was edged in her singles bout as the senior fell, 8-6, in the No. 5 singles match.

Franklin & Marshall hosts Ursinus Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for Senior Day.

Haverford 8, Franklin & Marshall 1

Doubles
1: Rachael Fitzgerald/Abbey Russano (HAV) def. Cassidy Landau/Mackenzie Sherman (F&M); 8-2
2: Ellie Esterowitz/Mimi Lavin (HAV) def. Clara March Okuyama/Jenna Harrison (F&M); 8-3
3: Abhishree Menon/Summer Williams (HAV) def. Rebecca Bellick/Amelia Squires (F&M); 8-3

Singles
1: Ellie Esterowitz (HAV) def. Cassidy Landau (F&M); 6-3, 6-2
2: Abbey Russano (HAV) def. Jenna Harrison (F&M); 7-5, 6-2
3: Mackenzie Sherman (F&M) def. Mimi Lavin (HAV); 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
4: Rachael Fitzgerald (HAV) def. Rebecca Bellick (F&M); 8-4
5: Summer Williams (HAV) def. Clara March Okuyama (F&M); 8-6
6: Sriya Krishnan (HAV) def. Hayley Bidwell (F&M); 8-2