ELSAH, Ill. – The Franklin men's tennis team hit the road for two matches in Illinois on Friday and Saturday (Mar. 7-8), taking on Greenville and Principia.
The Grizzlies (5-6) remained in search of their first win this spring, falling 6-1 to Greenville (9-3) on Friday and 5-2 to Principia (5-1) on Saturday.
In the weekend's opening match, Franklin got their point from doubles play, with
Dustin Garrison and
Ezra Schwier winning 6-2 at the No. 1 position while
Nathan Jarboe and
Shay Kyser were 6-3 winners at No. 3 doubles. But the success wouldn't carry over to singles play, with the Panthers sweeping all six head-to-head matches.
Kyser and Jarboe won their doubles match with Principia, taking a 6-1 decision to complete a perfect weekend as a pair. The Grizzlies got their two points against the Panthers in singles play, with
Clark Hersam taking a 6-0, 3-6, 12-10 thriller at No. 5 singles and
Owen Pickerill claiming a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.
Up Next
Franklin gets back at it on Saturday (Mar. 15) morning, welcoming Berea College to town for the first match between the two teams as conference foes. First serve from Grizzly Park is set for 11:00 a.m.
