SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall women's tennis team (12-6, 6-2 CC) was defeated by No. 23 Swarthmore (16-4, 8-0 CC), 4-1, in the Centennial Conference (CC) Championship match Sunday afternoon at the Mullan Center. The Garnet won two doubles matches and three singles matches to earn its first conference title since 2006.

F&M earned a win in the No. 3 singles match with Natalie Untermeyer defeating her opponent, 6-3, 6-3, to pick up her 13th singles' victory of the year. Sahara Ahmad was narrowly defeated in the No. 2 match as she fell in three sets. Ahmad won the first set, 6-3, but her opponent claimed the next two to take the match.

Franklin & Marshall finishes its season ranked No. 8 in the region with a 12-6 overall record and 6-2 CC record, highlighted by making its first-ever appearance in the Centennial Conference Championship match.

No. 23 Swarthmore 4, Franklin & Marshall 1
Doubles
1: Lola Diaz/Nathalie Williams (SWAT) def. Jenna Harrison/Mackenzie Sherman (F&M); 7(7)-6(5)
2: Sahara Ahmad/Natalie Untermeyer (F&M) vs. Erin Li/Kathleen Shiffer (SWAT); 3-4, UF
3: Ella Strickler/Riya Rao (SWAT) def. Presley Daggett/Kakie Colclough (F&M); 6-2
Singles
1: Nathalie Williams (SWAT) def. Jenna Harrison (F&M); 6-0, 6-1
2: Erin Li (SWAT) def. Sahara Ahmad (F&M); 3-6, 6-0, 7(7)-6(2)
3: Natalie Untermeyer (F&M) def. Lola Diaz (SWAT); 6-3, 6-3
4: Kathleen Shiffer (SWAT) def. Mackenzie Sherman (F&M); 6-3, 6-1
5: Sophia Rhazali (F&M) vs. Ella Strickler (SWAT); 2-6, 3-1, UF
6: Rebecca Bellick (F&M) vs. Lisa Messier (SWAT); UF