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#22 Garnet Ground Shoremen, 9-0

CHESTERTOWN, Md.— Visiting Swarthmore College, ranked 22nd in Division III and third in the Atlantic South region, topped host Washington College, the region's 15th-ranked team, 9-0, in a Centennial Conference match today at Schottland Tennis Center. The Garnet improved to 13-5 overall and 8-0 in conference matches with the win, while the Shoremen fell to 5-12 and 3-5 with the loss.

#22 Swarthmore 9, Washington College 0

Doubles
- Mark Fallati and Josh Powell, ranked 11th in the region in doubles, picked up the Garnet's first point when they finished an 8-2 win at No. 1 against Ryland Byrd and Zack Novick.
- John Larkin and Bake Oetting followed with an 8-3 win against Justin Panepinto and Matt Katz at No. 3.
- The most competitive match was at No. 2 where Jake Sandler and Luke Weaver rallied from a 6-2 deficit to tie the score at 7-7 before Ari Cepelewicz and Simon Vernier won the final two games to score a 9-7 win for Swarthmore.

Singles
- Vernier upped the Garnet lead to 4-0 when he completed a 6-1, 6-0, win over Garrett Boleslav at No. 4.
- James Hahn finished a 6-2, 6-2, win over Novick at No. 5 at nearly the exact same time Yosuke Higashi completed his 6-0, 6-3, victory agains Weaver at No. 6 as Swarthmore clinched the match and built a 6-0 lead.
- Larkin, ranked 23rd in the region in singles, followed with a 6-3, 6-2, win against Sandler at No. 2. Cepelewicz overcame a slow start to defeat Panepinto, 7-6(2), 6-2, at No. 3.
- Fallati, ranked fifth in the region in singles, completed the shutout for the Garnet with his 6-4, 6-4, win over Byrd at No. 1.

Up Next for the Shoremen
4/30 @ #28 Johns Hopkins - 11:00 a.m. (Centennial Conference match)
- The match at Hopkins will be the Shoremen's season finale.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Katz

Matt Katz

5' 10"
Sophomore
Garrett Boleslav

Garrett Boleslav

5' 7"
Freshman
Ryland Byrd

Ryland Byrd

6' 1"
Freshman
Zack Novick

Zack Novick

6' 1"
Junior
Justin Panepinto

Justin Panepinto

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jake Sandler

Jake Sandler

5' 7"
Freshman
Luke Weaver

Luke Weaver

5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matt Katz

Matt Katz

5' 10"
Sophomore
Garrett Boleslav

Garrett Boleslav

5' 7"
Freshman
Ryland Byrd

Ryland Byrd

6' 1"
Freshman
Zack Novick

Zack Novick

6' 1"
Junior
Justin Panepinto

Justin Panepinto

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jake Sandler

Jake Sandler

5' 7"
Freshman
Luke Weaver

Luke Weaver

5' 11"
Sophomore