THE FACTS
Franklin & Marshall (8-7, 5-1 CC) 5, Gettysburg (8-6, 2-3 CC) 4
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's tennis match
When: Tuesday, April 16
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg dropped a close 5-4 Centennial Conference match against Franklin & Marshall. The Bullets won two of three doubles matches but dropped four of six singles matches in the loss.
THE LEADERS
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Adam Contract (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) and
Tyler Blanz (Glen Ridge, N.J./Glen Ridge) were the only Bullets to tally two wins in the match. Contract and teammate
Alex Kagan (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) won their first doubles match 8-5, while Blanz and
Matt Porreca took an 8-5 third doubles win.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Contract won 6-2, 6-2 at second singles and Blanz earned a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win at fourth singles to represent Gettysburg's singles wins.
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Ben O'Connor-Skloot (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y./Dobbs Ferry) had the most competitive singles match, going to a third tiebreaker set at fifth singles. He fell 6-3, 4-6, 2-6. Kagan also needed a tiebreaker in his No. 2 singles loss, falling 1-6, 5-7.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action tomorrow against Mount St. Mary's. Match time is 4 p.m.
