Terre Haute, Ind. - The Franklin College men's tennis team lost to co-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) leader Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 7-2 on Sunday. The Grizzlies stand 2-4 on the season and is 1-2 in league play.

Juniors Luke Snyder (Franklin, Ind./Franklin Community) and Jared Hunt (New Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland Community) teamed to win a tiebreaker 7-4 at the No. 2 doubles position. Rose-Hulman (5-4, 5-0 HCAC) held a 2-1 advantage after doubles with victories on the first and third courts.

Junior Robby Woehrle (Avon, Ind./Avon) earned a straight-set victory at No. 5 singles to round out the winners for the Grizzlies. Junior Evan Pierle (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian) dropped a hard-fought match at No. 4 singles by 6-3, 7-6 (2) scores.

Franklin returns to action on Wednesday, April 9 at 3 p.m. when it hosts Central State University (Ohio) at the Mickel-Hoover Tennis Complex. The contest will be the team's first home match of the spring season.

Rose-Hulman 7, Franklin 2

Singles

No. 1 Brandon Benedict (RHIT) def. Ryan Hammer (FC) 6-4, 6-4

No. 2 Georges Adam (RHIT) def. Ethan Caldwell (FC) 6-1, 6-0

No. 3 Matthew Conrad (RHIT) def. Luke Snyder (FC) 6-2, 6-0

No. 4 Nate Moore (RHIT) def. Evan Pierle (FC) 6-3, 7-6 (2)

No. 5 Robby Woehrle (FC) def. Erin Miller (RHIT) 6-4, 6-2

No. 6 Joe Kendall (RHIT) def. Jared Hunt (FC) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 Benedict/Adam (RHIT) def. Caldwell/Hammer (FC) 8-3

No. 2 Snyder/Hunt (FC) def. Conrad/Moore (RHIT) 9-8 (4)

No. 3 Ray Montgomery/Miller (RHIT) def. Pierle/Woehrle (FC) 8-2