Sports Update 4/6

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Scoreboard
M. Tennis Washington (Md.) 6, Swarthmore 3
Softball Doubleheader with Gettysburg postponed

MEN’S TENNIS: Shaughnessy PIcks Up Two Victories
Swarthmore junior Kevin Shaughnessy won both matches Sunday afternoon as the Garnet men’s tennis team fell to Washington (Md.), ranked 18th in the Atlantic South region, by a score of 6-3 in Centennial action inside the Johnson Lifetime Fitness Center.

SOFTBALL: Swarthmore vs. Gettysburg Canceled Again
For the third time in less than a week, wet conditions have forced the cancellation of a Garnet softball doubleheader.

Micaela Baranello

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