Bryant Shuts Down Franklin Pierce, 6-3
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (April 14, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce men's tennis team fell to Bryant College, 6-3, in a key Northeast-10 Conference match this afternoon.
The win over the Ravens clinches the No. 3-seed in next weekend's NE-10 Tournament for Bryant. The two teams entered the dual match vying for the coveted position.
Senior Tom Hennessey (Manchester, N.H./Tilton Academy), who picked up wins at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles led Franklin Pierce.
The Ravens held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play, but Bryant won five of the six singles matches to pull out the victory.
In addition to Hennessey and
classmate Brian Kuscher's (Merrimack,
N.H./Merrimack) win at No. 1 doubles, the sophomore tandem of
Ricky Sanford (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell)
and
Art Shannon (Danvers, Mass./Danvers) posted a win at
No. 3 doubles.
| Match | Outcome | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| #1 Singles | Jonathan Peliker (BC) def. Brian Kuscher (FP) | 1-6 | 6-1 | 7-6 |
| #2 Singles | Tom Hennessey (FP) def. Justin Stein (BC) | 6-4 | 7-6 | |
| #3 Singles | Antonio Valero (BC) def. Darko Minic (FP) | 5-7 | 6-2 | 7-6 |
| #4 Singles | David Delworth (BC) def. Michael Hoffner (FP) | 7-5 | 4-6 | 6-2 |
| #5 Singles | Girish Amarnani (BC) def. Art Shannon (FP) | 6-2 | 6-3 | |
| #6 Singles | Miguel Duenas (BC) def. Tim Simmons (FP) | 6-0 | 6-4 |
| #1 Doubles | Kuscher/Hennessey (FP) def. Stein/Valero (BC) | 9-8 |
| #2 Doubles | Peliker/Delworth (BC) def. Minic/Hoffner (FP) | 8-6 |
| #3 Doubles | Simmons/Sanford (FP) def. Amarnani/Brian Long (BC) | 8-5 |
1. Kuscher/Hennessey (FP) vs.
Juca/Garcia (AIC) FP
8-0 2. Minic/Hoffner (FP) vs. Murray/HoSang (AIC) FP
8-0 3. Simmons/Sanford (FP) vs. Isa/Chambers (AIC) FP
8-0