LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall men's tennis team was defeated by No. 15 Johns Hopkins, 8-1, to start the Diplomats' spring slate Saturday morning in the Alumni Sports & Fitness Center.

The pairing of Luke Brodsky and Campbell Gervais claimed a hard-fought 8-6 victory in the third doubles match to get the Diplomats started entering the spring season. With Brodsky only being a sophomore and Gervais a first-year, this duo looks to be a strong combination that will contribute to Franklin & Marshall's success for a while.
Franklin & Marshall now hits the road to play at Villanova on Friday, starting at 6:00 p.m.

No. 15 Johns Hopkins 8, Franklin & Marshall 1
Doubles
1: Daniel Ardila/Marco Azar (JHU) def. Zac Ashtiani/Anthony Casale (F&M); 8-3
2: George Jiang/Mason Liu (JHU) def. Gonzalo Gentou/Pedro Norte (F&M); 8-7
3: Luke Brodsky/Campbell Gervais (F&M) def. Allen Gong/Pranav Gadiraju (JHU); 8-6
Singles
1: Allen Gong (JHU) def. Zac Ashtiani (F&M); 6-2, 6-2
2: Daniel Ardila (JHU) def. Luke Brodsky (F&M); 6-3, 4-6, 1-0
3: Chakor Rajendra (JHU) def. Soren Rudin-Aulenbach (F&M); 6-0, 6-0
4: Mason Liu (JHU) def. Gonzalo Gentou (F&M); 6-1, 6-4
5: Joshua Kim (JHU) def. Samuel Donnelly (F&M); 7-5, 6-1
6: Marco Azar (JHU) def. Daniel Feigelson (F&M); 6-4, 6-3