SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Host #8 and top seed Swarthmore, ranked second in the Atlantic South Region, topped visiting fourth seed #49 Washington College, 4-0, on Thursday afternoon in the semifinal round of the Centennial Conference Men's Tennis Tournament on Faulkner Courts.     

#8 Swarthmore 4 #49 Washington College 0 (Centennial Conference Tournament Semifinal)

Doubles
- The Garnet won both doubles matches that were finished to win the point. Second doubles was the first to finish and it was and it was a 6-1 victory for Swarthmore's Kai Chen and Andres Fente, ranked eighth in the region over Aaradith Ravichandran and Oskar Wroblewski. The home side clinched the doubles' point at third doubles in a 6-3 result against the Shoremen's Demir Isiker and Jorge Urgal Zuelta in the second and last match to finish. The top flight was a 5-4 lead for Swarthmore's Michael Melnikov and Purushotham Koduri, ranked fourth nationally and first in the region, against Washington's Tichi Chialva and Sihoo Kim, when it was stopped due to the Garnet winning doubles.

Singles
- Third singles was the first match to finish and it was 6-0, 6-2 decision for LalithAditya Suresh, ranked 15th in the Atlantic South, against Demir Isiker.
- At No. 1, Melnikov, ranked 10th nationally and second in the region, tallied a 6-2, 6-1 result versus Kim to put the Garnet one win away from winning the match.
- Max Lindstrom, ranked 41st in the country and ninth in the Atlantic South, clinched the win for Swarthmore with a pair of 6-1 wins against Ravichandran.
- Singles 4-6 were not completed as conference tournament matches are only played to decision. Fifth singles was 6-0, 5-0 for Swarthmore against Kohl Perkins when the contest ended. Six singles was 7-5, 3-1 for the home team versus Julian Sealy. Fourth singles was 6-4, 2-1 in favor of the Garnet playing WC's Urgal Zuleta.

Comment from Aaradith Ravichandran
"Tough end to the year for us but could not be prouder of the boys. They showed some real character not just today but throughout the year. This loss will hurt for a while but I am sure the boys will use that as fuel going into the next season. Our program has come a long way this year setting a  strong foundation for success over the next few years."

Notes
- #49 Washington finishes its season at 10-9, while #8 Swarthmore is now 14-6. The two teams were meeting in the CC Tournament for the first time this afternoon.
- In the other semifinal match, #16 Haverford, the two seed, topped #36 Franklin & Marshall, seeded third, 4-0. Haverford and Swarthmore will meet on Saturday at Swarthmore for the conference crown.
- Representing the Shoremen for the final time today were seniors Ravichandran and Johannes Ludwigstorff.  The duo helped the Shoremen reach the Centennial Conference Tournament three times.