FP
Downs
AIC, 8-1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
(April 10, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University
men’s tennis
team snapped a three-match skid with an 8-1 victory at American
International College in Northeast-10 Conference action
this afternoon.
Senior Tom Hennessey
(Manchester, N.H./Tilton Academy), sophomores Michael
Hoffner (Wantaugh, N.Y./Wantaugh) and Ricky
Sanford (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell) and freshman
Darko Minic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) each posted
wins without dropping a single game, while FPC’s three doubles
pairings all posted 8-0 victories.
AIC’s lone point came
at No. 1 singles as Brazilian Cesar Juca recorded
a 6-3, 6-1 victory over senior Brian Kuscher
(Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack).
FP
(9-7, 4-2 NE-10)
returns to action on Thursday, when they travel to Colchester,
Vt., for a dual match with Saint Michael’s College at 3
p.m.
| Match |
Outcome |
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
| #1 Singles |
Cesar Juca (AIC)
def. Brian Kuscher (FPC) |
6-3 |
6-1 |
|
| #2 Singles |
Tom Hennessey (FPC)
def. Jorge Garcia (AIC) |
6-0 |
6-0 |
|
| #3 Singles |
Darko Minic (FPC)
def. Omari Murray (AIC) |
6-0 |
6-0 |
|
| #4 Singles |
Michael
Hoffner (FPC) def. Kevon Isa (AIC) |
6-0 |
6-0 |
|
| #5 Singles |
Tim Simmons (FPC)
def. Giovanni Chambers (AIC) |
6-0 |
6-1 |
|
| #6 Singles |
Ricky Sanford (FPC)
def. Orette HoSang (AIC) |
6-0 |
6-0 |
|
| #1 Doubles |
Kuscher/Hennessey
(FPC) def. Juca/Garcia (AIC) |
8-0 |
| #2 Doubles |
Minic/Hoffner (FPC)
def. Murray/HoSang (AIC) FP
|
8-0 |
| #3 Doubles |
Simmons/Sanford
(FPC) def. Isa/Chambers (AIC) FP
|
8-0 |
1. Kuscher/Hennessey (FPC) vs. Juca/Garcia
(AIC) FP
8-0 2. Minic/Hoffner (FPC) vs. Murray/HoSang (AIC) FP
8-0 3. Simmons/Sanford (FPC) vs. Isa/Chambers (AIC) FP
8-0