RINDGE, N.H. (April 7, 2008) - Franklin Pierce University senior Austin Gardella (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) was named the Northeast-10 Conference's men's tennis Player off the Week, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon.

Gardella, who held down the team's first singles and first doubles positions, went 4-0 in doubles action and 3-1 in singles play in four matches for Frankin Pierce last week. He began the week with a pair of victories against American International College on Monday afternoon, including an 8-7 tiebreaker win in first doubles action. Following a doubles win versus Saint Michael's College on Wednesday night and two wins against Pace on Friday, Gardella capped his collegiate career with an 8-4 first-doubles win and a 6-1, 6-3 first-singles triumph as the Ravens defeated Saint Anselm College, 6-3, on Sunday.

Gardella finished his senior season with a 3-2 mark at first singles and a 5-5 mark overall in singles play. He also was superb in doubles matches on the year, as he combined with three different partners to go 8-2 playing exclusively at the first doubles flight. In four seasons with the Raven tennis team, Gardella amassed a 25-28 record in singles play and a 26-32 mark in doubles action.

The Raven men's team completed its 2007-08 season with Sunday's win at Saint Anselm, finishing with a 2-8 record both overall and in the Northeast-10.