Yosuke Higashi, Swarthmore

BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The 27th-ranked Swarthmore men's tennis team improved to 7-1 in the Centennial Conference with a 9-0 sweep of Washington College at home on Wednesday, Apr. 22.

At No. 1 doubles, freshman Mark Fallati and classmate Ari Cepelewicz blanked Vishnu Rajes and Dan Boate, 8-0. Senior Harrison Lands and freshman Josh Powell won at No. 2 over Ryan Holtschneider and Jeremy Novick, 8-4.

Sophomore John Larkin and freshman Blake Oetting gave up only one game at No. 3, defeating Zachary Novick and Justin Panepinto, 8-1, to complete the shutout in doubles competition.  

In singles play, Larkin, Fallati, and Cepelewicz all earned their second wins by identical 6-0, 6-1 decisions. Larkin beat Rajes at No. 1, Falatti defeated Boate at No. 2, and at No. 3, Cepelewicz overcame Holtschneider. 

With the match clinched, Oetting won against Jeremy Novick, 8-1, while freshman Yosuke Higashi defeated Zachary Novick by the same score. Finishing the sweep at No. 6, freshman Michael Song prevailed over Panepinto, 8-5.

Wednesday Notebook

Dickinson and Haverford also clinched playoff spots. The Red Devils defeated Muhlenberg, 6-3, while the Fords blanked Ursinus, 9-0.

Franklin & Marshall toppled Gettysburg, 8-1, to move one step closer to the fifth and final berth.