FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Marian men's tennis team picked up their third straight win with the 8-1 victory over Franklin College on Tuesday night. The win improves the Knights' record to 13-7 overall on the season.

Tonight's match was played by NCAA rules in which the match was a nine-point match where all three doubles points count and there are eight game pro sets instead of just one six game set.

Marian took the 2-1 lead after doubles action as Shadi Al Tori and Jake Giles picked up the 8-3 victory over Dustin Garrison and Layton Stieneker at No. 1 doubles, while Jona Henze and Max Sternberg won 8-4 against Ezra Schwier and Lucas Densford at the No. 2 spot. At the No. 3 spot, Austin Kuklak and Isaac Lian fell 8-5 to Nathan Jarboe and Shay Kyser.

In singles, the Knights rolled through the Grizzlies, winning at all six spots. Henze and Giles both picked up the 6-0, 6-0 wins, with Henze defeating Garrison at the No. 1 spot and Giles winning at the No. 4 spot over Stieneker. At No. 2 singles, Sternberg took down Owen Pickerill 6-1, 6-0, while Al Tori won 6-2, 6-2 against Schwier at No. 3 singles. Rounding out Marian's lineup were Kuklak winning 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles over Densford, and Lian downing Brian Venemann 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Marian will be back at the Marian Tennis Courts on Sunday when they host Campbellsville and 2 p.m.

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