Robinson wins the crucial sixth singles match to earn the
Ravens their first 2007 victory
Austin Gardella recorded victories in singles and doubles on Friday
against Le Moyne.
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RINDGE, N.H. (October 5,
2007) - The Franklin Pierce University men's tennis team
started strong and then held on for a 5-4 victory over Le Moyne
College in a Northeast-10 men's tennis match on Friday afternoon at
the Franklin Pierce tennis courts.
Junior Matthew Robinson
(Bedford, N.H./Manchester West) played a big role in the
win for the Ravens, as he helped take a doubles point and then won
the decisive sixth-singles match. Robinson began the day by teaming
with freshman Max Logan (Waterford,
Conn./Waterford) for a tight 8-6 win at second doubles.
Then, with the Ravens' early 4-2 lead erased, Robinson made quick
work of Geoffrey Bodi-Maffei (Syracuse, N.Y.) in a 6-2, 6-1 win
that earned Franklin Pierce its first conference win of the 2007
season
Sophomore Helder Nogueira
(Dourados, Brazil/Lowell (Mass.)) and senior
Austin Gardella (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) picked up
a combined three points for the Ravens, with both players winning
in singles after teaming up for a doubles point. Nogueira moved to
4-0 overall on the season after pairing with Gardella for a 8-3 win
at first doubles and then cruising to a 6-1, 6-2 first-singles
victory over Kodi Kosmoski (West Windfield, N.Y.). Gardella
followed his doubles win with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Jason Kerznowski
(Minoa, N.Y.) in second singles action.
Logan nearly picked up another
victory for the Ravens, as he took Chris Meeker (Wampsville, N.Y.)
to three sets before falling in third singles action, 4-6, 6-3,
1-6.
Franklin Pierce (1-1, 1-1 NE-10)
will return to action on Tuesday afternoon, when the Ravens travel
to Waltham, Mass., to take on Bentley College beginning at noon.
Franklin Pierce 5, Le Moyne 4
Singles:
1. Helder Nogueira (FP) def. Kodi Kosmoski (LEM), 6-1, 6-2
2. Austin Gardella (FP) def. Jason Kerznowski (LEM), 6-4, 6-2
3. Chris Meeker (LEM) def. Max Logan (FP), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
4. Josh Patterson (LEM) def. George Xenakis (FP), 6-0, 6-2
5. Ben Jordan (LEM) def. Ryan Strayer (FP), 6-1, 6-1
6. Matthew Robinson (FP) def. Geoffrey Bodi-Maffei (LEM), 6-2, 6-1
Doubles:
1. Nogueira/Gardella (FP) def. Kosmoski/Kerznowski (LEM), 8-3
2. Logan/Robinson (FP) def. Meeker/Jordan (LEM), 8-6
3. Patterson/David Norton (LEM) def. Strayer/Xenakis (FP), 8-3
