Men's Tennis

Garnet Sweep Past North Central, Fords Fall to Kenyon in Round Two

NCAA Bracket

Swarthmore blanked North Central while Haverford fell to Kenyon in round two of the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament on Saturday. 

In Granville, Ohio, ninth-ranked Swarthmore began NCAA Tournament play with a 4-0 win over No. 37 North Central in Saturday afternoon's second-round match. With the victory, the Garnet advance to the Sweet 16, where they battle the host No. 2 Denison on Sunday. 

Aamish Pal clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles. Lalith Suresh and Rishi Verma also added singles wins for the Garnet at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively. 

In Cleveland, Ohio, 16th-ranked Haverford (16-6) saw its NCAA run come to an end on Saturday, falling 4-0 to No. 13 Kenyon (19-5) at the Carlton Courts on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

The Fords matched the program record for wins, returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time in nearly 30 years, notched their first-ever NCAA tournament victory, and advanced to the Centennial Conference final for the first time in over a decade.