Alexander, Deronjic, Smilovich win in single for Ravens

RINDGE, N.H. (October 16, 2009) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s tennis team was defeated, 6-3, by New Haven in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce on Friday evening. With the win, New Haven improves to 2-5 (1-4 Northeast-10), while Franklin Pierce falls to 0-5 (0-5 Northeast-10) with the loss.

The Ravens picked up points in second through fourth singles on the evening. At third singles, junior Lauren Smilovich (Meriden, Conn.) dropped the first set, 7-6 (7-5 in the tiebreak), before winning both the second and third sets by 7-5 scores to grind out the victory. At fourth singles, sophomore Drew Alexander (Long Beach, N.Y.) powered past her opposition, 8-2. New Haven forfeited the match at second singles, which gave sophomore Suzana Deronjic (Melrose, Mass.) a victory.

The match swung on just a handful of points at the end of the doubles matches. New Haven picked up slim, 8-6 victories in both first and third doubles and added a 9-7 win in second doubles to pick up all three doubles points. Both freshman Lauren Lyons and junior Chelsea Annese were victorious in both doubles and singles play on the evening for the Chargers.

The Ravens return to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, when they host Adelphi in a Northeast-10 Conference match at 3 p.m. in Rindge, N.H.

Results
Doubles
1. Lauren Lyons/Noelle Polhemus (UNH) def. Kaitlin Krolikowski/Suzana Deronjic (FPU), 8-6
2. Leah Smith/Chelsea Annese (UNH) def. Lauren Smilovich/Drew Alexander (FPU), 9-7
3. Kristina Bensley/Mariana Zahora (UNH) def. Bianca LaPointe/Monica Lavertu (FPU), 8-6

Singles
1. Lyons (UNH) def. Krolikowski (FPU), 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Deronjic (FPU) def. Bensley (UNH) by forfeit
3. Smilovich (FPU) def. Polhemus (UNH), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 7-5
4. Alexander (FPU) def. Smith (UNH), 8-2
5. Annese (UNH) def. LaPointe (UNH), 8-5
6. Christina Oiler (UNH) def. Lavertu (FPU), 6-3, 6-1