RINDGE, N.H. (September 30, 2021) – The Franklin Pierce University women's tennis team cruised to a 6-1 win over Assumption University on Thursday afternoon to improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 at home on the year.  

The Ravens got off to a quick start in doubles play, taking matches on courts No. 3 and No. 2 to claim the early one-point advantage. The sophomore duo Maria Penalver Aguilo (Las Palmas, Spain) and Zoe Asterio Correa (Toronto, Ontario) were first to finish with a 6-0 victory over Assumption's Aimee Figgins and Alexis Connolly. Junior Liria Loria (La Paz, Bolivia) and graduate student Estela Carra (Logrono, Spain) followed, securing the point for Franklin Pierce with a 6-2 win over Caitlin Sze and Yana Semerly of Assumption. On No. 1, Assumption's Julia Chappell and Cara McCormack defeated graduate students Anais Geslin (Livry-Gargin, France) and Himani Mor (Sonipat, India) 6-4.

It was more of the same for Franklin Pierce in singles competition, as the Ravens picked up wins on five of the six courts. Geslin extended FPU's lead with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Sze of Assumption on No. 3, before Carra claimed a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Figgins of Assumption on No. 4. Junior Jillian Pagliuca (Taunton, Mass.) defeated Assumption's Connolly 6-0, 6-0, on court No. 6. At No. 5, Correa downed her opponent Semerly of Assumption 6-3, 6-0, while Loria took down McCormack of Assumption 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, on No. 2, to clinch the match point.

The lone point for Assumption came on court No. 1, as Penalver Aguilo came up short to Assumption's Chappell, 6-7(4), 3-6, 7-10.

The Crimson and Grey are back in action at the Tennis Courts when they host Bentley for a 1 p.m. match.