Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLAREMONT, Calif.—Swarthmore College Men's Tennis opened its spring swing to California with a pair of tough matches against nationally-ranked opponents in the Stag-Hen Invitational on Monday.

Swarthmore fell 9-0 to No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges to kick off the invitational. Mark Fallati had the closest match at first singles. Fallati won the first set 6-4, but lost the second set 7-6, and then fell 10-7 in the tiebreaker.

Fallati and Josh Powell nearly took top doubles, but fell 8-7.

The Garnet then played No. 15 Trinity University (Texas) later that day. Swarthmore trailed 2-1 after doubles, getting a point from rookies Jiung Jung and Thibault Vernier in third doubles.

Fallati won at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-2, and Swarthmore also got wins in fifth and sixth singles. Jung won at No. 5 6-1, 6-2, and Evan Han won in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Simon Vernier came close to getting the fifth point for Swarthmore but was defeated in three sets.

Men's Tennis plays against Hope International (1:30 PM ET) and Redlands (5 PM) on Wedensday.

-6, 7-6, 10-7

2. Jack Katzman (CMSM) def. Thibault Vernier (SWATM) 6-2, 6-0

3. Oscar Burney (CMSM) def. Simon Vernier (SWATM) 6-3, 6-3

4. Daniel Park (CMSM) def. Josh Powell (SWATM) 6-2, 6-1

5. Julian Gordy (CMSM) def. John Lathrop (SWATM) 6-0, 6-0

6. Matthew Jacobs (CMSM) def. Ari Cepelewicz (SWATM) 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Julian Gordy/Nikolai Parodi (CMSM) def. Mark Fallati/Josh Powell (SWATM) 8-7

2. Oscar Burney/Jack Katzman (CMSM) def. John Lathrop/Simon Vernier (SWATM) 8-2

3. Jake Berber/Daniel Park (CMSM) def. Jiung Jung/Thibault Vernier (SWATM) 8-5

 

Match Notes

Swarthmore 2-2; National ranking #32

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 9-1; National ranking #2

#15 Trinity University 5, #32 Swarthmore 4
Mar 12, 2018 at Claremont, CA (Biszantz Family Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Mark Fallati (SWATM) def. Wilson Hamilton (TUM) 6-1, 6-2

2. Jordan Pitts (TUM) def. Thibault Vernier (SWATM) 6-4, 6-3

3. Wilson Lambeth (TUM) def. Simon Vernier (SWATM) 6-7, 6-1, 6-4

4. Jace Akagi-Okuma (TUM) def. Josh Powell (SWATM) 6-2, 6-3

5. Jiung Jung (SWATM) def. Tilden Oliver (TUM) 6-1, 6-2

6. Evan Han (SWATM) def. Lars Wiik (TUM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Wilson Lambeth/Jordan Pitts (TUM) def. Mark Fallati/Josh Powell (SWATM) 8-3

2. Jace Akagi-Okuma/Wilson Hamilton (TUM) def. John Lathrop/Simon Vernier (SWATM) 8-7

3. Jiung Jung/Thibault Vernier (SWATM) def. Tilden Oliver/Lars Wiik (TUM) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Swarthmore 2-3; National ranking #32

Trinity University 2-9; National ranking #15