BOX SCORESWARTHMORE, Pa – The No. 24 Swarthmore College men's tennis team (9-5, 4-0 CC) extended its winning streak to six matches with a 9-0 sweep of Muhlenberg College on Wednesday, April 6 to maintain an unblemished conference record.
Junior
John Larkin and sophomore
Blake Oetting earned their sixth consecutive win together, dropping only two games in their 8-2 victory over Jon Yandle and Steven Shoemaker at no. 3 doubles. At no. 2, sophomore
Ari Cepelewicz paired with junior
Thomas Vernier to defeat Adam Halpern and Neil Shulman by a score of 8-3, followed by sophomores
Mark Fallati and
Josh Powell's win against Derrick Eng and Mickey Schindler, 8-3 at no. 1.
Larkin became a double winner at no. 2 singles, blanking Eng, 6-0, 6-0, while no. 4 Powell recorded a second win as well against Halpern, 6-1, 6-0. Also a double winner by a singles shutout, Cepelewicz cruised past Shulman at no. 3, 6-0, 6-0. Sophomores
Michael Song and
Yosuke Higashi notched straight set victories at no. 5 and no. 6 singles, respectively. Song defeated Nicholas Oliveti, 6-1, 6-1, as Higashi beat Shoemaker 6-1, 6-0. Fallati prevailed in straight sets, earning his second win on the day with a 6-4, 7-6(6) triumph over Schindler to close out the match.
The Garnet will next visit Gettysburg College on Friday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m.
