The match was close the entire way. Four of the six singles matches went to three sets to determine a winner. The Little Giants captured three points in singles play and won the number two doubles point. Nathan Cain (Columbus, IN/Columbus North) and Cameron Starnes (Crawfordsville, IN/Crawfordsville) dominated in an 8-2 victory at two doubles. Starnes also took a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win at number four singles.
Senior Scott Paramoure (New Brownfels, TX/New Brownfels) dropped the first set 6-7 at number one singles before roaring back to take a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Fellow senior Andrew Shelton (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) also went to three set to claim a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win at number two singles.
Wabash falls to 2-11 with the loss. The Little Giants will participate in the annual Great Lakes Colleges Association Tennis Tournament to be held April 10-12 at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
Franklin 5, Wabash 4
No. 1 Singles - Scott Paramoure (W) defeated Bobby Harwood (F) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Singles - Andrew Shelton (W) defeated Derrick Doddridge (F) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
No. 3 Singles - Ben Merrick (F) defeated Nathan Cain (W) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3
No. 4 Singles - Cameron Starnes (W) defeated Danny Williams (F) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Singles - Matt Jarrard (F) defeated Paul Drambarean (W) 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 Singles - Steve McCoy (F) defeated Aaron Miller (W) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
No. 1 Doubles - Harwood and Merrick (F) defeated Paramoure and Shelton (W) 8-6
No. 2 Doubles - Cain and Starnes (W) defeated Doddridge and Williams (F) 8-2
No. 3 Doubles - Alspach and Jarrard (F) defeated Miller and Drambarean (W) 8-6