Franklin Pierce Falls to Nebraska Wesleyan, 8-1
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (March 15, 2004) - The Franklin Pierce men's tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss to Nebraska Wesleyan in Hilton Head, South Carolina this morning.
The Ravens' lone win came at #1 singles as senior captain Darko Minic (Belgrade, Serbia/XII Belgrade Gimnasium) defeated Jamie Tallman (Omaha, Neb./Brownell-Talbot) in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
Andy Huls (Lincoln, Neb./Waverly) andJeff Salem (Lincoln, Neb./Southeast) led the Prairie Wolves with wins in doubles and singles action. At #2 doubles, Huls and Salem defeated Maciej Szpakowski (Cieszyn, Poland/Mattituck (N.Y.)) and Ryan Jones (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) 8-2.
Huls went on to defeat Szpakowski 7-5, 6-4 at #2 singles and Salem picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win against Elliot Mcllellan (Jaffrey, N.H./Williston-Northampton) at #3 singles.
Franklin Pierce (2-2, 1-0 NE-10) returns to action tomorrow at 8 a.m. in Hilton Head, South Carolina against Nazareth.
Nebraska Wesleyan 8, Franklin Pierce 1
| Singles | Winner | Score |
| Darko Minic (FP) vs. Jamie Tallman (NWU) |
FP | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Maciej Szpakowski (FP) vs. Andy Huls (NWU) | NWU | 7-5, 6-4 |
| Elliot Mcllellan (FP) vs. Jeff Salem (NWU) | NWU | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Ryan Jones (FP) vs. Chris Salem (NWU) | NWU | 6-2, 6-1 |
| J.P. Morgan (FP) vs. Zac Kerr (NWU) | NWU | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Craig Weeks (FP) vs. Grant Johnson (NWU) | NWU |
6-0, 6-2 |
| Doubles | Winner | Score |
| Minic/Arun Lazarus (FP) vs. Tallman/C. Salem (NWU) | NWU | 9-7 |
| Szpakowski/Jones (FP) vs. Huls/J. Salem (NWU) | NWU | 8-2 |
| Morgan/Mcllellan (FP) vs. Kerr/Nicholas Eker (NWU) | NWU | 8-6 |