Falls to Dowling, 7-2
OAKDALE, N.Y. (April 14, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce men's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to Dowling College in non-conference action in Oakdale, N.Y. this afternoon.
Dowling's Ilya Ivanov and Tamas Ungvari both posted two set wins in their singles matches and teamed up for a 8-0 win at #1 doubles to pace the Golden Lions.
FreshmanRyan Jones (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) recorded Franklin Pierce's only win at singles, as he defeated Dowling's Carlos Oliverira 6-1, 6-3 at #6 singles.
Franklin Pierce's only win at doubles came from freshman Matt Szpakowski (Cutchougue, N.Y./Mattituck) and junior Art Shannon (Danvers, Mass./Danvers), who defeated Oliverira and Mark St. John 8-4 at #3 doubles.
Franklin Pierce (10-10, 6-3 NE-10) returns to action tomorrow when it hosts Merrimack College in a Northeast-10 Conference match at 3 p.m.
Singles | Winner | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
Darko Minic (FP) vs. Ilya Ivanov (DC) | DC | 6-2 | 6-2 | |
Michael Hoffner (FP) vs. Tamas Ungvari (DC) | DC | 6-2 | 6-3 | |
Ricky Sanford (FP) vs. Dan Sforzo (DC) | DC | 6-1 | 7-5 | |
Matt Szpakowski (FP) vs. Mark St. John (DC) | DC | 6-7 (7-5) | 7-6 (9-7) | 7-5 |
Art Shannon (FP) vs. Vitor Gabrielli (DC) | DC | 6-4 | 2-6 (7-3) | |
Ryan Jones (FP) vs. Carlos Oliveira (DC) | FP | 6-1 | 6-3 |
Doubles | Winner | Set |
Minic/Jones (FP) vs. Ivanov/Ungvari (DC) | DC | 8-0 |
Hoffner/Sanford (FP) vs. Sforzo/Gabrielli (DC) | DC | 8-5 |
Szpakowski/Shannon (FP) vs. St. John/Oliveria (DC) | FP | 8-4 |