Ravens win in top four singles matches

MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 18, 2015) – In his final collegiate match, senior Christopher Brewer (Brattleboro, Vt.) won at both first doubles and first singles on Saturday afternoon, to lead the way for the Franklin Pierce University men's tennis team in a 6-3 win at Saint Anselm in Northeast-10 Conference play.

With the win, Franklin Pierce concludes its season at 2-10 (2-8 Northeast-10), while Saint Anselm finishes up at 2-9 (2-8 Northeast-10).

The tide of the match turned early, as doubles play featured a pair of high-drama matches, both of which went the Ravens' way in tiebreaks. At first doubles, Brewer teamed with junior Jared Taylor (Pelham, N.H.) to gut out a 9-8 (7-5) win over Saint Anselm freshmen Adam Weinstein and Eric Howes, in what may have been the day's pivotal match. At second doubles, senior Mark Petrie (Pembroke, Mass.) and junior Drew Bennett (Rindge, N.H.) squeaked out a 9-8 (7-4) win over freshmen Kyle Harris and Brian Kavanagh. The remaining doubles match went to Saint Anselm, as freshmen Robert Patenaude and Alex Pearson notched an 8-3 win over senior Aras Banevicius (Canton, Conn.) and freshman Logan Sherwood (Merrimac, Mass.).

Franklin Pierce then put the match away with wins in each of the top four singles matches. At first singles, Brewer notched a 6-2, 6-4 win over Howes. At second singles, Taylor picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win over Weinstein. The tightest singles match was at third singles, where Bennett posted a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win over Kavanagh. At fourth singles, Petrie defeated Harris, 6-4, 6-4.

Saint Anselm picked up a pair of points in singles play to create the 6-3 final. At fifth singles, Pearson posted a 6-1, 6-3 win over Banevicius. At sixth singles, freshman Benji Page tallied a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sherwood.

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