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Senior captain Darko Minic posted wins at #1 singles and #1 doubles.

Franklin Pierce Sweeps 
Southern New Hampshire, 9-0

 MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 27, 2004) – The Franklin Pierce University
men's tennis team swept Southern New Hampshire, 9-0 in Northeast-10 Conference action this afternoon.

 

            The Ravens took every set in every match in both singles and doubles competition. In singles play, senior captain Darko Minic (Belgrade, Serbia/XII Belgrade Gimnasium) defeated Pedro De Paula (Rolandia, Brazil) 7-5, 6-3; junior Arun Lazarus (Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore) swept Brian Hashem (Auburn, NH/Pinkerton Academy) 6-2, 6-0 and Maciej Szpakowski (Cieszyn, Poland/Mattituck (N.Y.)) dropped only one game in his victory over Kevin Cullen (Medway, MA/Medway) 6-0, 6-1. Elliot Mcllellan (Jaffrey, N.H./Williston-Northampton), Ryan Jones (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) and J.P. Morgan (Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays) all picked up one-on-one wins for Franklin Pierce.

            All three doubles combinations for the Ravens were victorious in their matches, as well, by the identical score 8-4.

 

            Franklin Pierce (3-7, 2-1 NE-10) next travels to Bentley tomorrow (Sunday) for a Conference match at 1 p.m., while Southern New Hampshire (0-2, 0-2 NE-10) travels to Assumption on Wednesday for a Conference match at 3 p.m

 

Franklin Pierce 9, Southern New Hampshire 0

Singles
Winner
Score
 Darko Minic (FPC) vs. Pedro De Paula (SNH)   

 FPC

7-5, 6-3
Arun Lazarus (FPC) vs. Brian Hashem (SNH) 
 FPC
6-2, 6-0
Maciej Szpakowski (FPC) vs. Kevin Cullen (SNH)
 FPC
6-0, 6-1
Elliot Mcllellan (FPC) vs. Nicolai Podoan (SNH)   
 FPC
6-3, 6-2 
Ryan Jones (FPC) vs. Chris Bui (SNH) 
FPC
6-2, 6-3
J.P. Morgan (FPC) vs. Mike Cate (SNH)  
FPC

10-2

 

Doubles
Winner
Score
Minic/Lazarus (FPC) vs. De Paula/Hashem (SNH)
FPC
8-4
Mcllellan/Jones (FPC) vs. Podoan/Bui (SNH)              
FPC
8-4
Morgan/Szpakowski (FPC) vs. Cullen/Pat Dias (SNH)  
FPC
8-4

 

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