NASHUA, N.H. (3/29/23) - The Franklin Pierce men's tennis team fell in NE10 conference action to the Adelphi University Panthers on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 7-0. The match was played at the Longfellow-Nashua Tennis Center.

With the loss, the Ravens fall to 3-9 (0-3 NE10), while the Panthers improve to 8-5 (3-0 NE10).

Adelphi scored early by winning the early doubles point. At the No. 1 position, Adelphi's Marko Jovanovic and Gabriel Balestero defeated Pierce's Preston Gordon (Essex Junction, Vt.) and Joshua Arnold (Scarborough, Trinidad & Tobago) 6-3. Shortly thereafter, the same result would manifest at No. 2 doubles, with Thomas Horsley and Thiago Negrao earning the victory over Nkrumah Patrick (Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago) and Joé Herin (Tias, Spain). The Panthers locked in the doubles point with a victory on court three where Reece Farrow and Viktor Hockl defeated Alejandro Ortiz (Madrid, Spain) and Paul McLellan (Nairobi, Kenya) 6-1. 

Despite falling in all six singles matchups, two Ravens were able to push their opponents to decisive third sets. Senior Nkrumah Patrick put up a fight at the No. 3 position, winning the opening set 6-3 before falling 3-6 and 5-10 across the final two. Joshua Arnold also took the win in the opening set at No. 5 singles, 6-2, but came up short in the second and third by respective 6-3 and 11-9 scores. As a result, the Panthers claimed the full sweep in singles action, solidifying their 7-0 shutout over the Ravens.

The Ravens return to action against another Northeast-10 opponent on Tuesday, April 4th when they take on Bentley University (4-4, 1-0 NE10) on the road at 3:00 p.m.