LANCASTER, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall swept doubles play en route to an 8-1 Centennial Conference (CC) men's tennis victory over McDaniel on Saturday.

Brian Kron (Upperco, Md./North Carroll) took the lone match for the Green Terror (5-4, 0-3 CC) with a three-set victory at second singles. Kron took the first set 6-4 before Alec Tunner prevailed in tiebreaker 7-5 to win the second set, 7-6. Kron then took the super-tiebreaker third set, 10-8.

William MacArthur led the Diplomats (4-4, 3-0 CC) as the squad's only double winner. He teamed with Ross Silverberg for an 8-1 win at first doubles before winning at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0.

Tommy Weibye and Nolan Bacchieri took second doubles 8-1 while Cameron Relic and Peter Bookman won at No. 3 doubles, 8-2.

The Green Terror returns to action at home against Haverford on Sunday. Match time is 12 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall 8, McDaniel 1
Doubles
1. Ross Silverberg/William MacArthur (F) def. Steve French/Chad Palman 8-1;
2. Tommy Weibye/Nolan Bacchieri (F) def. Brian Kron/Matthew Langsdale 8-1;
3. Cameron Relic/Peter Bookman (F) def. Seth McFall/Daniel Xinis 8-2.

Singles
1. MacArthur (F) def. French 6-0, 6-0;
2. Kron (M) def. Alec Tunner 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 10-8;
3. Eric Rouff (F) def. McFall 6-1, 6-2;
4. Kazuhiro Tomioka (F) def. Palman 6-2, 7-6 (6-1);
5. Samuel Stone (F) def. Langsdale 6-0, 6-1;
6. Tim Belford (F) def. Xinis 6-0, 6-3

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