Miyazaki and Noguiera honored by conference

Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Release

RINDGE, N.H. (April 21, 2008) – Freshman Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo, Japan) and senior Helder Noguiera (Dourados, Brazil) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s tennis team has been named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on April 19.

Miyazaki posted a 2-0 record in a pair of singles matches last week. At Assumption on April 13, he recorded a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jerry Reilly in fifth singles. Then, on April 15 at Saint Anselm, he tallied a 6-3, 6-3 win in fifth singles against Thomas Pickin.

Noguiera also notched a 2-0 singles record last week and added a 1-1 doubles record as well. At Assumption, he notched a 6-4, 6-3 win in first singles over Steve Tlumacki and teamed with sophomore Adit Phataraprasit (Bangkok, Thailand) to drop a close, 8-5 decision in first doubles to Tlumacki and Jimmy Mongello. At Saint Anselm, Noguiera collected a pair of wins with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Conor McCormack in first singles and a 9-7 victory with Phataraprasit against McCormack and Ryan Garrette in first singles.

The Ravens concluded its season at 1-10, including 1-9 in the Northeast-10.