LEXINGTON, Va. – The Franklin & Marshall women's tennis team (0-1) fell to No. 37 Mary Washington (1-0), 7-0, Saturday afternoon in the Diplomats' 2026 season opener. The Eagles soared through each dual match, winning all three doubles matches and six singles matches.

The Eagles controlled the doubles matches, but the duo of Kakie Colclough and Amelia Squires fought to the end in the No. 3 slot. The pairing made the score close, but UMW's Sophia Broomall and Jacey Copeland held off the Diplomats to secure the win.

Colclough also battled in the No. 4 singles match, winning the first set, 7-5. However, Sarah Sandoval Banuelos won the final two sets, 6-2, 6-2, to claim the match. Rebecca Bellick fought in the second set of the No. 3 match, but Natalie Kim held off the F&M senior to pull off the victory.

Franklin & Marshall looks to bounce back next Saturday, traveling to face No. 13 Carnegie Mellon at 2:00 p.m.

No. 37 Mary Washington 7, Franklin & Marshall 0
Doubles
1: Addison Felts/Natalie Kim (UMW) def. Sahara Ahmad/Natalie Untermeyer (F&M); 6-1
2: Isabella Rotaru/Sarah Sandoval Banuelos (UMW) def. Rebecca Bellick/Lorena Saavedra (F&M); 6-2
3: Sophia Broomall/Jacey Copeland (UMW) def. Kakie Colclough/Amelia Squires (F&M); 6-3
Singles
1: Addison Felts (UMW) def. Natalie Untermeyer (F&M); 6-1, 6-0
2: Isabella Rotaru (UMW) def. Sahara Ahmad (F&M); 6-3, 6-3
3: Natalie Kim (UMW) def. Rebecca Bellick (F&M); 6-3, 7-5
4: Sarah Sandoval Banuelos (UMW) def. Kakie Colclough (F&M); 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
5: Evie Snyder (UMW) def. Lorena Saavedra (F&M); 6-2, 6-2
6: Sophia Broomall (UMW) def. Amelia Squires (F&M); 6-2, 6-2