Kraner wins at both first doubles and first singles

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 18, 2010) – The Franklin Pierce University men's tennis team was defeated, 5-4, at American International in Northeast-10 Conference play on Sunday. With the loss, Franklin Pierce concludes its season at 1-10 (1-10 Northeast-10), while American International improves to 2-13 (1-10 Northeast-10) with the win.

Freshman James Kraner (Glastonbury, Conn.) was victorious at both first singles and first doubles in the match. In doubles play, he teamed with sophomore Sam Aubin (Manchester, N.H.) to post an 8-6 victory over American International juniors Robert Lubold and Alex Touhey. In singles play, Kraner posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Lubold.

Franklin Pierce also picked up wins from sophomore Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo, Japan) and senior Dan Willard (Germany) in singles play on Sunday. Miyazaki picked up a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Touhey at third singles, while Willard posted a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over AIC junior Jake Anderson.

In all, three American International players were victorious in both singles and doubles play, led by freshman Jakub Simicek. He teamed with junior Mike Little to pick up an 8-3 win at second doubles, then posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory at second singles.

Results
Doubles
1. James Kraner/Sam Aubin (FPU) def. Robert Lubold/Alex Tuohey (AIC), 8-6
2. Mike Little/Jakub Simicek (AIC) def. Ryo Miyazaki/Dan McDonough (FPU), 8-3
3. Jake Anderson/Andrew Rousseau (AIC) win by default

Singles
1. Kraner (FPU) def. Lubold (AIC), 6-1, 6-1
2. Simicek (AIC) def. Aubin (FPU), 6-1, 6-0
3. Miyazaki (FPU) def. Tuohey (AIC), 6-0, 6-2
4. Little (AIC) def. McDonough (FPU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Dan Willard (FPU) def. Anderson (AIC), 6-3, 6-2
6. Rousseau (AIC) wins by default