FP
Wins Third Straight With a 5-2 Victory Over Bryant
RINDGE, N.H. (April
13, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
men's tennis
team extended its winning streak to three matches with a
5-2 decision over Bryant College in Northeast-10 Conference
action this afternoon.
Junior Michael
Hoffner (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) secured a three
set win at #2 singles over Bryant's Antonio Valero after
recording an 8-5 win at #1 doubles with classmate Ricky
Sanford (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell) to lead the Ravens.
Sophomore Darko
Minic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia/XII Belgrade Gimnasium)
recorded a 6-2, 6-2 win at #1 singles over Bryant's Jonathan
Peiliker and then joined forces with teammate Ryan
Jones (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) for an 8-4 win
over Miguel Duenas and Jesse Thompson at #3 doubles.
FP
(10-9, 6-3 NE-10)
returns to action tomorrow when it travels to Dowling College
for a non-conference matchup at 1 p.m. The Ravens return
home on Monday, when they face Merrimack in a Northeast-10
Conference battle at 3 p.m. Bryant (8-3, 7-2 NE-10) will
next travel to Le Moyne College tomorrow for a League matchup
at 11 a.m.
| Singles |
Winner
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
| Darko Minic (FPC)
vs. Jonathan Peiliker (BC) |
FPC
|
6-2
|
6-2
|
|
| Michael Hoffner
(FPC) vs.Antonio Valero (BC) |
FPC
|
6-3
|
2-6
|
6-2
|
| Ricky
Sanford (FPC) vs. Erik Zipp (BC) |
BC
|
6-1
|
6-3
|
|
| Matt Szpakowski
(FPC) vs. Chris Dubois (BC) |
DNP
|
|
|
|
| Art Shannon
(FPC) vs. Miguel Duenas (BC) |
DNP
|
|
|
|
| Ryan Jones (FPC)
vs. Jesse Thompson (BC) |
BC
|
6-2
|
6-0
|
|
|
Doubles
|
Winner
|
Set
|
|
Hoffner/Sanford
(FPC) vs. Peiliker/Valero (BC)
|
FPC
|
8-5
|
|
Shannon/Szpakowski
(FPC) vs. Zipp/Dubois (BC)
|
FPC
|
9-7
|
|
Jones/Minic
(FPC) vs. Duenas/Thompson (BC)
|
FPC
|
8-4
|