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GAMBIER, Ohio - The 30th-ranked Swarthmore College men's tennis team (5-3) picked up a non-conference win against No. 25 DePauw University by a score of 6-3 on Saturday, March 21.

At No. 1 doubles, freshmen Mark Fallati and Ari Cepelewicz beat Eric Vannatta and Alec Kaczkowski by an 8-5 score. Both Fallati and Cepelewicz would go on to win their singles matches at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.   

Losing his first set in a tiebreak, Fallati rallied to beat Kaczkowski in three sets, 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2, while Cepelewicz edged out Dan Rodefeld by a score of 7-6(5), 6-4.  

Claiming their match at No. 3 to give Swarthmore a 2-1 lead after doubles play, Josh Powell and Thomas Vernier overcame Patrick Farrell and Harold Martin, 8-5.  

Bouncing back from a loss at No. 2 doubles, sophomore John Larkin and freshman Blake Oetting both secured wins in singles competition. Larkin battled at No. 1 to defeat Chris Bertolini, 7-6(9), 6-1, and Oetting took his No. 4 match in three sets against Farrell, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.  

The Garnet men look to earn their third straight win as they take on eighth-ranked Kenyon College tomorrow, March 22.