LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall men's tennis team (5-7, 2-1 CC) was defeated in its non-conference match against Salisbury (11-3), 5-4, Saturday afternoon at the Brooks Tennis Center.

The Seagulls swept through all three doubles' matches to take an early 3-0 lead. In the singles matches, Luke Brodsky earned a win for the Diplomats in the No. 1 position, 6-2, 6-4, to claim his eighth victory of the season. Daniel Feigelson won his seventh singles match of the year, 7-6, 7-6, in the No. 4 slot. Pedro Norte claimed his eighth victory of the season with a 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 5 singles match. Soren Rudin-Aulenbach battled in the No. 6 position for his seventh victory in his rookie season. Rudin-Aulenbach outlasted his opponent in a tiebreaker to officially win the match, 6-2, 2-6, 1(12)-0(10).

Franklin & Marshall returns to its Centennial Conference (CC) slate on Wednesday at Ursinus, with the match beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Salisbury 5, Franklin & Marshall 4
Doubles
1: Gianluca Beaujon/Jhayden Pappas (SU) def. Zac Ashtiani/Soren Aulenbach (F&M); 8-3
2: Caleb Brightman/Gurv Suri (SU) def. Luke Brodsky/Campbell Gervais (F&M); 8-3
3: Aron Bursztyn/Mitchell Desman (SU) def. Dylan Maudsley/Pedro Norte (F&M); 8-6
Singles
1: Luke Brodsky (F&M) def. Jhayden Pappas (MUHL); 6-2, 6-4
2: Gianluca Beaujon (SU) def. Zac Ashtiani (F&M); 6-3, 6-4
3: Gurv Suri (SU) def. Samuel Donnelly (F&M); 6-4, 6-3
4: Daniel Feigelson (F&M) def. Russell Willenborg (SU); 7-6, 7-6
5: Pedro Norte (F&M) def. Aron Bursztyn (SU); 6-4, 6-2
6: Soren Rudin-Aulenbach (F&M) def. Mitchell Desman (SU); 6-2, 2-6, 1(12)-0(10)