FP
Falls
to Defending NE-10 Champ Assumption, 9-0
NASHUA, N.H. (April
3, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University
men’s tennis team
dropped a tough 9-0 decision to defending Northeast-10 Conference
Champion Assumption College at the Nashua Swim and Tennis
Club this afternoon.
Freshman Darko
Minic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) was the victim of the
match of the day as he dropped a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 decision
to Alex Maurigal at the No. 3 singles spot. Senior
Brian Kusher (Merrimack, N.H.) was defeated by the
Region’s top player,
Sean Kenney,6-3,
6-3.
Franklin Pierce (8-5,
3-2 NE-10) returns to action this weekend, when it participates
in the Bloomsburg University Tournament Friday through Sunday.
| Match |
Outcome |
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
| #1 Singles |
Sean Kenney (AC)
def. Brian Kuscher (FPC) |
6-3 |
6-3 |
|
| #2 Singles |
Jason
Speirs (AC) def. Tom Hennessey (FPC) |
6-3 |
6-3 |
|
| #3 Singles |
Alex Maurigal (AC)
def. Darko Minic (FPC) |
4-6 |
6-4 |
6-2 |
| #4 Singles |
Wayne
Slattery (AC) def. Michael Hoffner (FPC) |
6-4 |
6-1 |
|
| #5 Singles |
Davio Jervasi (AC)
def. Art Shannon (FPC) |
6-1 |
6-3 |
|
| #6 Singles |
Keegan Hort (AC)
def. Ricky Sanford (FPC) |
6-2 |
7-5 |
|
| #1 Doubles |
Kuscher/Hennessey
(FPC) vs. Kenney/Speirs (AC) AC |
8-4 |
| #2 Doubles |
Minic/Hoffner (FPC)
vs. Maurigal/Slattery (AC) AC |
8-4 |
| #3 Doubles |
Shannon/Sanford
(FPC) vs. Jervasi/Hort (AC) FP
8-2 |
8-2 |
Team Records
FP
(8-5, 3-2 NE-10)
Assumption (10-0, 4-0 NE-10)