COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College men’s tennis team was blanked by Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday afternoon by a 9-0 score.

In doubles play, the Diplomats (5-3, 2-0 Centennial) led off with a victory at number one flight as Armen Vartan and Cameron Relic defeated Ursinus (4-6, 0-3 Centennial) senior Bennett MacLaughlin (Gaithersburg, Md./Bullis School) and freshman Sean Kelley (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) by an 8-3 score. At number two flight, Ross Silverberg and Peter Bookman defeated freshman Chris Wyshock (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township) and junior Kevin Dean (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Township) by a 8-2 score, with Doug Silverstein and James Tunner defeating senior Jason Zerbe (Berwick, Pa./Berwick) and senior Josh Hollaman (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell) at number three flight, 8-1.

In singles play, Vartan defeated MacLaughlin at number one flight, 6-3, 6-0, with Silverberg defeating Dean at number two flight, 6-0, 6-1.

At number three flight, Silverstein defeated Wyshock, 6-1, 6-0, followed by a 6-3, 6-2 win by Relic over Kelley at number four flight. Hollaman, playing at number five flight, lost to Eric Rouff, 6-2, 6-4, followed by Tunner defeating sophomore Kyle Davis (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) at number six flight, 6-0, 6-1.

The Bears host nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins on Saturday.