MANCHESTER, N.H. (March 28, 2021) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's tennis team -- ranked seventh in the East Region by the ITA -- was back in action on Sunday afternoon at Saint Anselm. The Ravens needed only about 70 minutes to take care of the host Hawks, as they rolled to a 4-0 victory in the Northeast-10 Conference match. It was the team's fourth shutout in five matches to start the season.

With the win, Franklin Pierce improves to 5-0 (5-0 NE10), while Saint Anselm falls to 0-4 (0-4 NE10).

Franklin Pierce dropped just five games total on the day, one each in five of the six matches which were completed. The Ravens opened with a trio of quick doubles victories to claim the doubles point. It was a clean, 6-0 sweep at first doubles for graduate student Himani Mor (Sonipat, India) and sophomore Liria Loria (La Paz, Bolivia) over junior Emily Jacy and sophomore Anastasia Kapothanasis. The other two doubles matches were both 6-1 finals, as freshman Maria Penalver Aguilo (Las Palmas, Spain) and sophomore Laura Alvarez Tello (Vigo, Spain) prevailed over seniors Dominique Bolduc and Maikah Bulpitt at second doubles, and sophomore Jillian Pagliuca (Taunton, Mass.) and freshman Zoe Asterio Correa (Toronto, Ontario) bettered junior Josie Hulbert and freshman Elizabeth Janiak at third doubles.

The Ravens added a trio of quick singles victories to finish off the match in a hurry. At sixth singles, Pagliuca breezed past Hulbert, 6-1, 6-0. At fourth singles, it was also a 6-1, 6-0 victory, as Alvarez Tello rolled through Bolduc. Asterio Correa made it three straight 6-1, 6-0 triumphs, as she waltzed over Janiak at fifth singles to close out the match.

Loria had opened up an early 2-0 lead on Bulpitt at third singles, but the match was abandoned after the team contest was decided.

The Ravens are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, April 7 at Saint Michael's at 3 p.m.