Three
Ravens Earn All-Northeast-10 Honors
Shannon named to first team, Hoffner
and Sanford named to second team
RINDGE, N.H. (April
22, 2002) - Franklin Pierce University
juniors Art
Shannon (Danvers, Mass./Danvers), Michael
Hoffner (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) and Ricky
Sanford (Stratford, Conn./Brunell), earned All-Northeast-10
Conference men's tennis honors as announced by the Conference
office this afternoon.
Shannon earns his
first All-Northeast-10 honor as he was voted to the first
team by the Conference coaches. He recorded a perfect 11-0
record at #4 and #5 singles in NE-10 Conference regular
season singles matches.
Shannon also posted
a two-set win against nationally ranked Assumption College
on April 5 making him the first Conference player to take
a point from the Greyhounds this spring. His lone Conference
singles loss came against Bryant College in the Northeast-10
Conference Semifinals. Shannon currently sports a combined
record of 16-5 overall in his singles matches, 12-1 in the
Northeast-10. Shannon has also enjoyed success at #2 and
#3 doubles with a combined 14-7 clip.
"I am extremely happy
for Art," said head coach Chet Porowski. "In
my opinion, he's probably the most deserving player in the
League to receive All-Conference honors as he played at
a high level all season."
Hoffner and Sanford
earned a spot as a doubles pair on the All-Conference second
team. Hoffner and Sanford posted a 19-6 combined overall
record at #1 and #2 doubles and registered an outstanding
11-2 combined record in their Conference doubles matches.
Their lone Conference losses came to nationally ranked Assumption
and in the NE-10 semifinals.
"Michael and Ricky
are a great doubles team," said Porowski. "They really played
well together and were a big part of our success. The recognition
is well deserved."
Franklin Pierce sports
15-10 overall record (10-2 NE-10) and awaits word on a possible
NCAA Division II Tournament berth to be announced tomorrow
morning. FP
earned the second seed in the Northeast-10
Conference Tournament, but was defeated by Bryant College
in the semifinal round over the weekend.