Ravens back in action on Tuesday at home against Saint Michael's

RINDGE, N.H. (April 11, 2010) – The Franklin Pierce University men's tennis team was defeated, 9-0, at home by Merrimack in Northeast-10 Conference play on Sunday. With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 1-7 (1-7 Northeast-10), while Merrimack improves to 10-3 (9-0 Northeast-10) with the victory.

Freshman James Kraner (Glastonbury, Conn.) had one of the strongest performances of the day for Franklin Pierce. He teamed with sophomore Ben Brewer (Brattleboro, Vt.) at first doubles and the duo was narrowly beaten by Merrimack freshman Petar Golijanin and sophomore Sean Pahler, 8-6. At first singles, Kraner was defeated, 6-3, 6-3, by Merrimack sophomore Rishi Rajpal. Franklin Pierce sophomore Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo, Japan) held his own in singles play as well, but he was clipped by Pahler in fourth singles, 7-5, 6-3.

All six Merrimack players were victorious in both singles and doubles on the afternoon. Junior Liam Hoare did not even lose a game all afternoon. He teamed with Rajpal to post an 8-0 sweep at second doubles, then swept through his match at fifth singles as well, 6-0, 6-0.

The Ravens return to the court on Tuesday, April 13, when they remain home to host Saint Michael's in a Northeast-10 Conference match at 4:30 p.m. in Rindge.

Results
Doubles
1. Petar Golijanin/Sean Pahler (MER) def. James Kraner/Ben Brewer (FPU), 8-6
2. Rishi Rajpal/Liam Hoare (MER) def. Sam Aubin/Kevin Mooiman (FPU), 8-0
3. Tim McHugh/Max Eppley (MER) def. Ryo Miyazaki/Dan McDonough (FPU), 8-2

Singles
1. Rajpal (MER) def. Kraner (FPU), 6-3, 6-3
2. Eppley (MER) def. Brewer (FPU), 6-0, 6-1
3. Golijanin (MER) def. Aubin (FPU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Pahler (MER) def. Miyazaki (FPU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Hoare (MER) def. McDonough (FPU), 6-0, 6-0
6. McHugh (MER) def. Madden (FPU), 8-1 (pro set)