Fergus Scott won at third singles and second doubles as Bates defeated Swarthmore 7-2 on March 19, 2016. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College) 

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The No. 23 nationally ranked Bates men's tennis team scored a 7-2 victory over No. 31 Swarthmore on Friday in the Blue-Grey Classic at the University of Mary Washington.

Sophomore Ben Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y.) and junior Chris Ellis (Shrewsbury, Mass.) combined to score three team points for Bates at the top of the lineup, beginning with an 8-4 victory over Mark Fallati and Josh Powell at No. 1 doubles. Rosen defeated Fallati 7-5, 6-4 at first singles while Ellis topped John Larkin in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, at second singles.

Juniors Fergus Scott (Wellington, New Zealand) and Pat Ordway (Falmouth, Maine) combined to score three more points for Bates, first teaming up for a 9-7 win at No. 2 doubles over Ari Cepelewicz and Simon Vernier. At No. 3 singles, Scott defeated Cepelewicz in three tightly contested sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Ordway was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over James Hahn at No. 5 singles.

Bates first-year Josh Quijano (Los Angeles, Calif.) battled to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles, while junior Brent Feldman (Waccabuc, N.Y.) fell in yet another three-set match at fourth singles.

The Bobcats will play tournament host and 21st-ranked Mary Washington on Saturday at 6pm.