Kraner wins at both singles and
doubles
RINDGE, N.H. (April 7, 2010) – The Franklin
Pierce University men's tennis team was defeated, 6-3, by Saint
Anselm in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce on
Wednesday. With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 0-6 (0-6
Northeast-10), while Saint Anselm improves to 4-3 (4-3
Northeast-10) with the victory. Freshman James Kraner
(Glastonbury, Conn.) won at both first singles and first
doubles in the loss for Franklin Pierce.
Kraner kicked things off by teaming
with sophomore Ben Brewer (Brattleboro, Vt.) to
defeat Saint Anselm sophomore Alex Schultheis and senior John
Oberlander at first doubles, 8-4. However, Franklin Pierce would
lose at second and third singles to head into singles with a 2-1
deficit.
Kraner was victorious in first
singles as well, as he pushed past Saint Anselm senior Ryan
Garrette, 6-4, 6-3. Sophomore Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo,
Japan) picked up the third point of the day for Franklin
Pierce when he picked up a 10-3, tiebreak win over Saint Anselm
freshman Will Condon. Miyazaki had lost the first set, 6-3, before
battling to a 7-5 win in the second set. The two played a
tiebreaker in lieu of a full third set, as the overall team match
had already been determined.
Freshman Joseph Zucchi was the only
player to win at both singles and doubles for Saint Anselm. He
teamed with Garrette to score an 8-2 victory at second doubles,
then defeated Franklin Pierce sophomore Sam Aubin
(Manchester, N.H.), 6-0, 6-1 in third singles.
The Ravens return to the court on
Saturday, April 10, when they travel to Assumption for a
Northeast-10 Conference match at 11 a.m. in Worcester, Mass.
Results
Doubles
1. James Kraner/Ben Brewer (FPU) def. Alex Schultheis/John
Oberlander (STA), 8-4
2. Ryan Garrette/Joe Zucchi (STA) def. Sam Aubin/Dan McDonough
(FPU), 8-2
3. Liam Concannon/Will Condon (STA) def. Ryo Miyazaki/Kevin Mooiman
(FPU), 8-3
Singles
1. Kraner (FPU) def. Garrette (STA), 6-4, 6-3
2. Oberlander (STA) def. Brewer (FPU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
3. Zucchi (STA) def. Aubin (FPU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Schultheis (STA) def. McDonough (FPU), 6-4, 6-3
5. Miyazaki (FPU) def. Condon (STA), 3-6, 7-5, 10-3 (tiebreak)
6. Michael Hanna (STA) def. Mooiman (FPU), 6-0, 6-0
