GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The No. 35 Franklin & Marshall men's tennis team (7-4, 1-1 CC) earned its fifth sweep of the season and its first Centennial Conference (CC) win of the year as it blanked Gettysburg (3-9, 0-3 CC) in Tuesday evening's match. The Diplomats earned two wins in doubles, followed by six victories in singles to come away with the shutout-win.

The duo of Luke Brodsky and Zac Ashtiani eased past their opponents in the No. 1 match, 6-1, to record their seventh win together this season. The pairing of Gonzalo Gentou and Soren-Rudin Aulenbach held off their opponents in the No. 3 match, 6-4, to secure the doubles win for F&M. The tandem now has six victories together this spring.

Samuel Donnelly became the first Diplomat to reach 10 singles' wins this season as he won the No. 2 match in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-4. Ashtiani and Rudin-Aulenbach both improved to seven wins each this year, winning their respective matches in straight-sets. Ashtiani won the No. 1 match, 6-3, 6-3, while Rudin-Aulenbach came out on top of a 6-4, 6-0 victory in the No. 3 match. Ian Alonso overpowered his opponent in three sets, 6-7, 6-2, 1(10)-0(6), to take the No. 5 match for his fourth victory of the season. Hugh Outwater upended his opponent in the No. 6 match, 7(7)-6(1), 6-4, to pull away with his third singles' win of the year. Jack Gelman ended the day for the Diplomats as he earned a 6-3, 6-1 win in the No. 4 match for his second victory this spring.

No. 35 Franklin & Marshall takes on No. 7 Johns Hopkins in a non-conference match on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

No. 35 Franklin & Marshall 7, Gettysburg 0
Doubles
1: Zac Ashtiani/Luke Brodsky (F&M) def. Teo Burgess/Matt Porreca (GC); 6-1
2: JP Damare/Connor McPartland (GC) def. Nate Arnold/Samuel Donnelly (F&M); 7(7)-6(3)
3: Gonzalo Gentou/Soren Rudin-Aulenbach (F&M) def. Spencer Pompian/Owen Kutlu (GC); 6-4
Singles
1: Zac Ashtiani (F&M) def. Connor McPartland (GC); 6-3, 6-3
2: Samuel Donnelly (F&M) def. Teo Burgess (GC); 6-2, 6-4
3: Soren Rudin-Aulenbach (F&M) def. Matt Porreca (GC); 6-4, 6-0
4: Jack Gelman (F&M) def. Ben O'Connor-Skloot (GC); 6-3, 6-1
5: Ian Alonso (F&M) def. Spencer Pompian (GC); 6-7, 6-2, 1(10)-0(6)
6: Hugh Outwater (F&M) def. Finn Dolezal (GC); 7(7)-6(1), 6-4