Gilhuly wins at second singles for Ravens

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (September 19, 2010) – Freshman Pat Gilhuly picked up a 4-6, 7-2, 10-7 (tiebreak) win at second singles, but the Franklin Pierce University men's tennis team was defeated by Adelphi, 8-1, in Northeast-10 Conference play at Adelphi on Sunday. With the loss, Franklin Pierce opens the season at 0-1 (0-1 Northeast-10), while Adelphi improves to 1-1 (1-0 Northeast-10).

Gilhuly picked up the only point of the day for the Ravens, with his tiebreaker win at second singles against Adelphi sophomore Gaetan Georges. Earlier in the day, Gilhuly teamed with senior Dan McDonough (Manchester, N.H.) to nearly take another point at second doubles, though the duo fell 8-5 at second doubles to Georges and Adelphi senior Joe Carbone.

Four different Adelphi players were victorious in both singles and doubles on Sunday, including Steven Ferrantello, who dropped just one game on the afternoon. He teamed with Leo Bruno to post an 8-0 shutout at third doubles before picking up a 6-0, 6-1 win at sixth singles.

The Ravens return to action on Tuesday, Sept. 21, when they travel to Stonehill for a Northeast-10 Conference match at 6 p.m. in Easton, Mass.

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Results
Doubles
1. Sebastian Nieves/Anton Voynov (ADE) def. Ben Brewer/Sam Aubin (FPU), 8-2
2. Gaetan Georges/Joe Carbone (ADE) def. Pat Gilhuly/Dan McDonough (FPU), 8-5
3. Leo Bruno/Steven Ferrantello (ADE) def. Kevin Mooiman/Devon Holbrook (FPU), 8-0

Singles
1. Nieves (ADE) def. Brewer (FPU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Gilhuly (FPU) def. Georges (ADE), 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 (tiebreak)
3. Voynov (ADE) def. Aubin (FPU), 8-0 (pro set)
4. Adrish Tewarie (ADE) def. McDonough (FPU), 8-0 (pro set)
5. Bruno (ADE) def. Mooiman (FPU), 6-0, 6-2
6. Ferrantello (ADE) def. Holbrook (FPU), 6-0, 6-1