Franklin Pierce Handles Saint Michael’s, 7-2
Ravens Win Fourth Straight
RINDGE, N.H. (April 17, 2004) - The Franklin Pierce men's tennis team improved to 4-0 this week with a 7-2 win over Saint Michael's in Northeast-10 Conference action this afternoon.
In singles play for the Ravens,
senior captain Darko Minic (Belgrade, Serbia/XII
Belgrade Gimnasium) won his match in the #1 slot 6-0,
6-1 over Josh Holt (Woodstock,
Vt./Woodstock); Arun Lazarus (Bradenton,
Fla./Bayshore) defeated Andrew Bolduc
(South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) at #2
singles 6-2, 6-2; Maciej Szpakowski (Cieszyn,
Poland/Mattituck (N.Y.)) picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win at
#3 singles over Spencer Williams (East Hampton,
Conn./Northwood School), while junior
Ryan Jones (Westfield, N.J./Westfield)
and senior J.P. Morgan (Hampton Bays,
N.Y./Hampton Bays) also picked up wins for Franklin
Pierce in one on one competition.
The Ravens #1 and #3 doubles combinations recorded victories; Minic
and Lazarus defeated Holt and Quentin Williams (East
Hampton, Conn./Northwood School) 8-2, while
Szpakowski and Jones remain undefeated in the Conference in the #3
slot with an 8-3 win.
Franklin Pierce (7-11, 6-3 NE-10) next hosts Bryant in a
Northeast-10 match on Tuesday at 3 p.m., while Saint Michael's ends
its regular season today with a record of 3-9, 3-7 in the
Northeast-10.
Franklin Pierce 7, Sain t Michael's 2
| Singles | Winner | Score |
| Darko Minic (FP) vs. Josh Holt (SMC) |
FP | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Arun Lazarus (FP) vs. Andrew Buldoz (SMC) | FP | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Maciej Szpakowski (FP) vs. Spencer Williams (SMC) | FP | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Ryan Jones (FP) vs. Will Benoit (SMC) | FP | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Eliot Mcllellan (FP) vs. Quentin Williams (SMC) | SMC | 7-5, 6-2 |
| J.P. Morgan (FP) vs. Pete Miller (SMC) | FP | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Doubles | Winner | Score |
| Minic/Lazarus (FP) vs. Holt/Q. Williams | FP | 8-2 |
| Mcllellan/ Craig Weeks (FP) vs. S. Williams/Benoit (SMC) | SMC | 8-3 |
| Morgan/Szpakowski (FP) vs. Buldoz/Miller (SMC) | FP | 8-3 |