Minott improves to 3-0 in singles play with a straight-set, first singles victory

WALTHAM, Mass. (October 9, 2007) - The Franklin Pierce University women's tennis team fell to Bentley College by a score of 8-1 in a Northeast-10 Conference women's tennis match at the Bentley Tennis Courts on Tuesday afternoon.

Senior CoCo Minott (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) earned the only point of the afternoon for the visiting Ravens, as she defeated Bentley's Heather Haggerty (Hanover, Mass./Hanover) in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, in first singles action. Minott also teamed with freshman Lauren Smilovich (Meriden, Conn./Sacred Heart Academy) in first doubles play and the duo fought hard against Bentley's Kelly Fleszar (Larchmont, N.Y./Ursuline School) and Kelly Nugent (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield) before falling, 8-4.

Fleszar and Nugent were two of the Falcons' dual winners on the afternoon, as Fleszar defeated sophomore Mariana Zahora (New Ringgold, Pa./Damaqua) at second singles, 6-1, 6-0, while Nugent blanked Smilovich, 6-0, 6-0, at third singles.

Franklin Pierce (0-3, 0-3 NE-10) will search for its first win of the fall season on Oct. 14, when the Ravens welcome Bryant University to the Franklin Pierce tennis courts for a Northeast-10 match beginning at 11 a.m. Bentley (4-1, 4-0 NE-10) will take on American International on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Bentley 8, Franklin Pierce 1

Doubles:

1. Kelly Fleszar/Kelly Nugent (BC) def. CoCo Minott/Lauren Smilovich (FP), 8-4
2. Heather Haggerty/Marcia Gilbride (BC) def. Erin Whyman/Bianca LaPointe (FP), 8-0
3. Katherine Giambalvo/Rachel Harbert (BC) def. Monica Lavertu/Kathleen Judge (FP), 8-1

Singles:
1. Minott (FP) def. Haggerty (BC), 6-4, 6-4
2. Fleszar (BC) def. Mariana Zahora (FP), 6-1, 6-0
3. Nugent (BC) def. Smilovich (FP), 6-0, 6-0
4. Gilbride (BC) def. LaPointe (FP), 6-1, 6-0
5. Giambalvo (BC) def. Whyman (FP), 6-0, 6-0
6. Harbert (BC) def. Francesca Santoro (FP), 6-0, 6-0