Saint Rose Sweeps Franklin Pierce, 9-0

RINDGE, N.H. (April 8, 2008) – The College of Saint Rose collected a 9-0 victory over Franklin Pierce University in Northeast-10 Conference women’s tennis action this afternoon.

Saint Rose dropped just six games en route to the victory. Freshman Rebecca Moon (Rancho Mirage, Calif./Aquinas) led the double-winners for the Golden Knights, notching victories at No. 1 singles and doubles without dropping a game. Sophomore Rachael O’Brien (Lowville, N.Y./Lowville) also failed to drop a game, notching wins at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles.

Franklin Pierce (0-13, 0-10 NE-10) is back in action on Friday when it hosts American International College at 3 p.m. Saint Rose (4-7, 3-7 NE-10) hosts Saint Anselm College on Saturday at noon.

Singles	Winner	Score
Lauren Smilovich (FP) vs. Rebecca Moon (STR)	STR	6-0, 6-0
Mariana Zahora (FP) vs. Melissa Leighton (STR)	STR	6-0, 6-1
Eryn Whyman (FP) vs. Rachael O’Brien (STR)	STR	6-0, 6-0
Bianca LaPointe (FP) vs. Stephanie Paine (STR)	STR	6-0, 6-3
Francesca Santoro (FP) vs. Katelyn Mockry (STR)	STR	6-2, 6-0
Kathleen Judge (FP) vs. Rachel Knight (STR)	STR	6-0, 6-0

Doubles	Winner	Score
Zahora/Whyman (FP) vs. Moon/Paine (STR)	STR	8-0
Santoro/Monica Lavertu (FP) vs. Leighton/Mockry (STR)	STR	8-0
Judge/Misty Start (FP) vs. O’Brien/Knight (STR)	STR	8-0