Stonehill Blanks Franklin Pierce, 9-0
RINDGE, N.H. (March 29, 2007) - Stonehill College cruised to a 9-0 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference men's tennis action this afternoon.
Senior Matt Grabala (Bristol, Mass./Kingswood-Oxford), sophomore Will Herchel (Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug) and freshmen Michael Mashkevich (Framingham, Mass./Framingham) and Mike Leone (Catuamet, Mass./Bourne) were all double-winners for Stonehill. Grabala posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles and combined with Mashkevich for an 8-1 triumph at No. 2 doubles. Mashkevich was also 6-4, 6-0 winner at No. 2 singles, while Leone picked up a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles and Herchel was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 4 singles.
Franklin Pierce (1-3, 1-3 NE-10) is back in action Saturday when it visits Conference power Assumption College at 1 p.m. Stonehill (8-1, 4-0 NE-10) travels to Saint Michael's College on Saturday at noon.
|
Singles |
Winner |
Score |
|
Austin Gardella (FP) vs. Matt Grabala (STO) |
STO |
6-3, 6-4 |
|
Roland Oganyan (FP) vs. Michael Mashkevich (STO) |
STO |
6-4, 6-0 |
|
Matt Robinson (FP) vs. Mike Leone (STO) |
STO |
6-1, 6-4 |
|
Ryan Strayer (FP) vs. Will Herchel (STO) |
STO |
6-0, 6-0 |
| Michel Vitulano (FP) vs. Andy DeVita (STO) | STO | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Matthijs Eppinga (FP) vs. Michael Allen (STO) | STO | 6-3, 6-0 |
|
Doubles |
Winner |
Score |
|
Gardella/Robinson (FP) vs. Herchel/Jason Allegretti (STO) |
STO |
8-6 |
|
Oganyan/Strayer (FP) vs. Grabala/Mashkevich (STO) |
STO |
8-1 |
|
Vitulano/Eppinga (FP) vs. Leone/Dustin Marshall (STO) | STO | 8-6 |