EASTON, Mass. (April 6, 2021) -- For the second contest in a row, the Franklin Pierce University men's tennis team cruised through a Northeast-10 Conference match without dropping a set on Tuesday afternoon. This time, the Ravens went on the road and dealt Stonehill a 7-0 defeat.

With the win, Franklin Pierce improves to 3-0 (3-0 NE10), while Stonehill falls to 0-3 (0-3 NE10).

The Ravens opened play by breezing through three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Second doubles went in the books first, where graduate student Kevin Denecheau (Artigueloutan, France) and freshman Ivan Bernal (Madrid, Spain) blitzed to a 6-1 win over sophomores Luke Nickerson and Ben Simmons. Franklin Pierce locked up the doubles point at third doubles, as seniors Yuval Barak (Zicron Ya'akov, Israel) and Nkrumah Patrick (Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago) notched a 6-2 win over senior Joey Conrad and freshman Liam Bevens.

Franklin Pierce added a win at third doubles for good measure, as graduate student Felipe Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and sophomore Alejandro Ortiz (Madrid, Spain) also tallied a 6-2 win, over sophomore Christian Duffy and senior Aleksander Lazowski.

Singles play went similarly well for the Ravens. Denecheau put his match to bed first, as he took a 6-1, 6-2 decision from Nickerson at second singles. At sixth singles, it was a 6-2, 6-0 victory for Patrick over Bevens. Barak then closed out the team match at fifth singles, with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Simmons.

Franklin Pierce added three more singles wins to complete the 7-0 sweep. At third singles, Bernal dispatched Lazowski, 6-1, 6-0. At fourth singles, it was a 6-3, 6-0 win over Conrad. Lastly, at first singles, Carvalho chalked up a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Duffy.

The Ravens are scheduled to be back in action on Thursday, April 8, when they visit Southern New Hampshire for a 3 p.m. contest.