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GAMBIER, Ohio – The 30th-ranked Swarthmore College men's tennis team (5-4) suffered a non-conference loss to Kenyon College by a score of 9-0 on Sunday, March 22.  

Kenyon, currently ranked eighth in Division III by the ITA, took command of the match early on with a doubles sweep. At No. 1, freshman Ari Cepelewicz and classmate Mark Fallati challenged Tim Rosensteel and Sam Geier, but were narrowly defeated, 8-6.

In singles competition, Fallati pushed his match at No. 2 to three sets, but ultimately fell to Geier, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Freshman Blake Oetting battled Colin Haas at No. 4, but came up short, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. At No. 1, sophomore John Larkin also fought a three-set match, losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The Garnet men will resume Centennial Conference play when they travel to nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins University next Saturday, March 28.