FP
Drops Two at Bloomsburg Duels
Ravens fall to Bloomsburg 8-1, then to
Concordia 5-0
BLOOMSBURG, Pa.
(April 6, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
men's
tennis team fell to Bloomsburg University 8-1 and then dropped
a 5-0 decision to Concordia College at the Bloomsburg Duels
in a non-conference doubleheader in Bloomsburg, Pa. this
afternoon.
Bloomsburg's Kris
Shumway posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over sophomore Darko
Minic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia/XII Belgrade Gimnasium)
at #1 singles, while Mike McGrath defeated junior Michael
Hoffner (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) 6-1, 6-4 at #2 singles
to lead the Huskies.
Junior Art Shannon
(Danvers, Mass./Danvers) recorded his seventh straight
singles win, as he defeated Bloomsburg's Brendan Miller
6-4, 6-1 to notch FPC's lone point of the match.
In game two of the
afternoon doubleheader, Ton Pham and Bhaskar Chowdury each
secured 8-4 victories in their doubles matches and then
went on to notch two set wins at #3 and #6 singles, respectively.
FP
(7-9, 3-2 NE-10)
returns to the court on Tuesday, April 9, when it hosts
American International College in a Northeast-10 Conference
matchup at 3 p.m.
Bloomsburg
8, FP
1
| Singles |
Winner
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 2
|
| Darko Minic (FPC)
vs. Kris Shumway (BU) |
BU
|
6-3
|
6-2
|
|
| Michael Hoffner
(FPC) vs. Mike McGrath (BU) |
BU
|
6-1
|
6-4
|
|
| Ricky
Sanford (FPC) vs. Mark Vellek (BU) |
BU
|
4-6
|
6-2
|
6-3
|
| Matt
Szpakowski (FPC) vs. Kurt Caster (BU) |
BU
|
6-4
|
6-2
|
|
| Art Shannon
(FPC) vs. Brendan Miller (BU) |
FPC
|
6-4
|
6-1
|
|
| Ryan Jones (FPC)
vs. Kevin Wenck (BU) |
BU
|
6-1
|
6-3
|
|
Did not play doubles
Concordia
5, FP
0
| Singles |
Winner
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
| Darko Minic (FPC)
vs. Christiano Borrelli (CC) |
--
|
|
|
| Michael Hoffner
(FPC) vs. Vishal Vorghese (CC) |
--
|
|
|
| Ricky
Sanford (FPC) vs. Bhaskar Chowdury (CC) |
CC
|
6-4
|
6-2
|
| Matt
Szpakowski (FPC) vs. Colin Manjengwa (CC) |
--
|
|
|
| Art Shannon
(FPC) vs. Ricardo Maia (CC) |
--
|
|
|
| Ryan Jones (FPC)
vs. Ton Pham (CC) |
CC
|
6-0
|
6-0
|
|
Doubles
|
Winner
|
Set
|
|
Minic/Szpakowski
(FPC) vs. Vorghese/Chowdury (CC)
|
CC
|
8-4
|
|
Hoffner/Sanford
(FPC) vs. Borrelli/Manjengwa (CC)
|
CC
|
8-4
|
|
Shannon/Teague
(FPC) vs. Maia/Pham (CC)
|
CC
|
8-4
|