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Women’s Tennis Blanked by Adelphi, 9-0

Women’s Tennis Blanked by Adelphi, 9-0

RINDGE, N.H. (September 18, 2016) – The Franklin Pierce University women's tennis team was defeated, 9-0, on Sunday morning at home by Adelphi, in Northeast-10 Conference play.

With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 2-6 (2-5 Northeast-10), while Adelphi improves to 5-1 (5-1 Northeast-10).

Adelphi was dominant throughout the day's nine matches, dropping just three games across three doubles matches and only four games across six singles matches. First doubles was the only match of the day where Franklin Pierce managed to win multiple games, as freshman Alana Wyatt (Worcester, Mass.) and junior Sonia Rodrigues (Swansea, Mass.) dropped an 8-2 decision to Adelphi junior Rebecca Fakas and sophomore Karen Serina.

All six Adelphi players were victorious in both singles and doubles play on Sunday, led by Fakas. After the aforementioned win at first doubles, she stormed to a 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles.

The Ravens return to the court on Thursday, Sept. 22, when they travel to Stonehill for a Northeast-10 match at 3 p.m. in Easton, Mass.

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