Franklin Pierce Wins Third Straight With a 5-2 Victory Over Bryant
RINDGE, N.H. (April 13, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce 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.
Franklin Pierce (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 (FP) vs. Jonathan Peiliker (BC) | FP | 6-2 | 6-2 | |
| Michael Hoffner (FP) vs.Antonio Valero (BC) | FP | 6-3 | 2-6 | 6-2 |
| Ricky Sanford (FP) vs. Erik Zipp (BC) | BC | 6-1 | 6-3 | |
| Matt Szpakowski (FP) vs. Chris Dubois (BC) | DNP | |||
| Art Shannon (FP) vs. Miguel Duenas (BC) | DNP | |||
| Ryan Jones (FP) vs. Jesse Thompson (BC) | BC | 6-2 | 6-0 |
| Doubles | Winner | Set |
| Hoffner/Sanford (FP) vs. Peiliker/Valero (BC) | FP | 8-5 |
| Shannon/Szpakowski (FP) vs. Zipp/Dubois (BC) | FP | 9-7 |
| Jones/Minic (FP) vs. Duenas/Thompson (BC) | FP | 8-4 |