Ravens travel to Bentley on Saturday

RINDGE, N.H. (September 24, 2014) – The Franklin Pierce University women's tennis team was defeated, 9-0, on Wednesday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce.

With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 0-5 (0-5 Northeast-10), while New Haven improves to 3-3 (3-3 Northeast-10).

Senior Leslie Rodgers (Westminster, Md.) put up the strongest fight for the team on Wednesday, in her match at third singles against New Haven senior Lindsey Conley. Rodgers was narrowly clipped in the first set, 6-4, and forced a tiebreak in the second set, but ultimately dropped a 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) decision.

In all, five different New Haven players posted wins in both singles and doubles play on Wednesday afternoon, led by junior Alexandra Sharshakov, who won at both first singles and first doubles. She teamed with Conley for an 8-3 win at first doubles, before steamrolling to a 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles.

The Ravens return to the court on Saturday, Sept. 27, when they travel to Bentley for a Northeast-10 Conference match at 11 a.m. Franklin Pierce next plays at home on Sunday, Sept. 28 against American International at noon.

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