Box Score EASTON, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall men's tennis team was edged in its road match at Division I Lafayette, 4-3, in the Diplomats final match of their 2024 fall slate Saturday morning at Leopard Courts.

The Diplomats earned a victory in the middle doubles match with the pairing of Luke Brodsky and Soren Rudin-Aulenbach downing their opponents, 6-0. Despite the victory, Lafayette claimed wins in the first and third doubles matches to slip past Franklin & Marshall in the dual match.

F&M matched Lafayette in the singles matches, taking three from the Leopards to force a dramatic series of doubles bouts. After dropping the top three singles matches, the Diplomats went on a run in the bottom three matches. Carl Kamdin outlasted his opponent in three sets in the No. 4 position to claim his first-career singles win. Soren Rudin-Aulenbach followed with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the No. 5 slot for his first win of the year. Jack Gelman earned his first-career singles win in the No. 6 position as he defeated his opponent, 6-2, 6-4.

Franklin & Marshall concludes its fall season and gets set for an exciting upcoming spring slate. The Diplomats return to action on the road at TCNJ on Saturday, March 1 at noon.

Lafayette 4, Franklin & Marshall 3
Doubles
1: Arman Ganchi/Nick McKenzie (LC) def. Zac Ashtiani/Gonzalo Gentou (F&M); 6-4
2: Luke Brodsky/Soren Rudin-Aulenbach (F&M) def. Jake Magnusson/Aidan Mahaffey (LC); 6-0
3: Sam Gelber/Derrin Lerner (LC) def. Campbell Gervais/Carl Kamdin (F&M); 6-0
Singles
1: Arman Ganchi (LC) def. Luke Brodsky (F&M); 6-3, 6-4
2: Nick McKenzie (LC) def. Zac Ashtiani (F&M); 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
3: Derrin Lerner (LC) def. Samuel Donnelly (F&M); 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
4: Carl Kamdin (F&M) def. Jake Magnusson (LC); 6(5)-7(7), 6-4, 6-3
5: Soren Rudin-Aulenbach (F&M) def. Owen Studdiford (LC); 6-4, 6-2
6: Jack Gelman (F&M) def. Tyler Mahaffey (LC); 6-2, 6-4