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LANCASTER, Pa - The 22nd-ranked Swarthmore College men's tennis team (11-6, 6-0 CC) edged no. 29 Franklin & Marshall College 5-4 on Saturday, April 16 to stay undefeated in conference and extend its overall win streak to eight matches.

Sophomore Mark Fallati and classmate Josh Powell first soundly defeated Doug Kaplan and Jack Rothman, 8-1, at the no. 1 doubles position. Junior John Larkin and sophomore Blake Oetting next notched an 8-5 win at no. 3 over Zack Levin and Isaac Salas to give Swarthmore a 2-1 advantage going into singles play.

Larkin earned a second win, blanking Levin, 6-0, 6-0, at no. 2 singles. While freshman James Hahn recorded a 6-1, 6-3 win at no. 6 over Will Samuels, the Diplomats took matches at no. 1, 3, 4 to tie the score. Clinching the match with another win at no. 5, Powell secured a 6-4, 6-4 decision against Inigo Flores.

The Garnet next host Dickinson College on Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m.