COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College men's tennis team dropped its opening match in Centennial play on Thursday to 20^th-ranked Swarthmore by a 9-0 score.

While the Bears were blanked, the team of sophomore Matt Hope (Wyomissing, Pa./Wilson) and sophomore Dylan Marsh (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) battled at number two doubles, falling to Christian Carcione and Irving Stone by an 8-6 score.

Ursinus, now 7-3, will host Dickinson Saturday.