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Posted: Oct 14, 2007

Franklin Pierce falls to Bryant, 8-1

Gardella earns a victory at second singles for the Ravens

Austin Gardella
Austin Gardella recorded a singles victory against Bryant on Sunday.

RINDGE, N.H. (October 14, 2007) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s tennis team was defeated by Bryant University by a score of 8-1 in a Northeast-10 Conference men’s tennis match on Sunday afternoon at the Franklin Pierce tennis courts.

Senior Austin Gardella (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) recorded the only victory of the afternoon for the Ravens, as he earned an 8-3 victory over Dylan Whiting (Florence, Mass.) in second singles action.

Gardella and sophomore Helder Nogueira (Dourados, Brazil/Lowell (Mass.)) nearly picked up another point for the Ravens in first doubles play, falling by a score of 8-6 to Whiting and Kevin Gardiner (Powder Springs, Ga.). Junior Matthew Robinson (Bedford, N.H./Manchester West) also put up a good fight for the home team before losing to Bryant’s Thomas Novak (Medfield, Mass.), 6-3, 6-4, in fourth singles play.

Bryant was led by Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) and Jose Rodriguez (Trujilo, Peru), who combined to earn an 8-0 win at second doubles and then won their first and third singles matches, respectively, by the same score of 6-1, 6-0.

Franklin Pierce (1-3, 1-3 NE-10) will finish the fall portion of its 2007-08 schedule next Sunday, as the Ravens host Merrimack College in a Northeast-10 match on Oct. 21 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Franklin Pierce tennis courts. Sunday’s match marked the final match of the fall season for Bryant (3-0, 2-0 NE-10).


Bryant 8, Franklin Pierce 1

Doubles:
1. Dylan Whiting/Kevin Gardiner (BRY) def. Helder Nogueira/Austin Gardella (FP), 8-6
2. Jose Rodriguez/Cristian Balestrieri (BRY) def. Matthew Robinson/Max Logan (FP), 8-0
3. Craig Drushella/Matt Shephard-Lupo (BRY) def. Ryan Strayer/Ben Reynolds (FP), 8-0

Singles:
1. Balestrieri (BRY) def. Nogueira (FP), 6-1, 6-0
2. Gardella (FP) def. Whiting (BRY), 8-3
3. Rodriguez (BRY) def. Logan (FP), 6-1, 6-0
4. Thomas Novak (BRY) def. Robinson (FP), 6-3, 6-4
5. Gardiner (BRY) def. Strayer (FP), 8-1
6. Kevin Levinson (BRY) def. Reynolds (FP), 6-2, 6-1