SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The No. 10 Swarthmore College men's tennis team earned a pair of conference victories on Saturday, defeating Ursinus College 7-0 at home and winning at No. 35 Franklin and Marshall College 6-1.
SWARTHMORE 7, URSINUS 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet swept doubles play, dropping just four total games.
Aadhi Raja/
Seth Sadikov blanked their opponents at first doubles 6-0 while
Nicholas Choo/
Aamish Pal also recorded a shutout.
Cameron Samek/
Fate MacAlasdair battled to a 6-4 victory at the second spot.
-
Lalith Suresh opened his match at first singles with a 6-0 win before pulling out a 6-4 triumph in the second set. Sadikov made quick work of his foe at the second position, 6-1, 6-0. Samek rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 success at third singles.
- Raja persevered in a 7-5 win in his opening set at the fourth flight. He then carried the momentum into the second for a 6-0 victory. MacAlasdair cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 triumph at the fifth spot and
Terry Wu bested his rival at sixth singles, 6-1, 6-1.
SWARTHMORE 6, F&M 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Diplomats claimed the doubles point with wins at the first and third positions.
Andres Fente/
Kai Chen had the lone Swarthmore victory at the second flight, 6-2.
- The Garnet bounced back to go 6-0 in singles and take the match.
Michael Melnikov earned a 6-2, 6-1 success at the top spot.
Max Lindstrom battled to a three-set win at second singles, 6-0, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8).
Nikola Galov coasted to a 6-2, 6-1 decision at third singles.
-
Rishi Verma won in straight sets at the fourth spot, 6-1, 6-2. Fente conceded just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 victory at the fifth flight.
Dylan Hayes Gilbert closed out the match with an 8-2 win at sixth singles.
UP NEXT
Swarthmore (10-5, 5-0 Centennial) hosts No. 19 University of Mary Washington for a non-conference match on Sunday.
