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Men's tennis downed by host Diplomats

LANCASTER, Pa. - Haverford College's men's tennis team dropped a 6-3 Centennial Conference decision to host Franklin & Marshall College Sunday afternoon.

Will Garrett picked up a pair of points for Haverford (7-8, 5-2 CC) in the loss to the Diplomats (9-5, 5-2) but it wasn't enough for the visiting Fords.

Garrett teamed with Hailiu Yang to earn Haverford's first point of the day as the pair won their third-flight doubles match-up by an 8-2 score.

Kevin Caulfield added another point for Haverford with his 6-2, 6-2, defeat of F&M's Ross Silverberg at No. 1 singles.

Garrett added his second point of the day with a come-back victory against the Diplomats' Eric Rouff in the fifth singles flight.

Rouff took the first set, 6-4, but Garrett evened the match at 1-1 with a  6-2 win in the second. The pair battled point-for-point in the deciding pro-set tiebreaker with Garrett coming out on top, 10-8.

The Fords travel to Ursinus College Wednesday afternoon for their next match, then close out the regular season with a 3:30 p.m. home match on the Bramall Courts next Saturday against rival Swarthmore College.