Junior Andy Samara (South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington) and sophomore John Lescure (Kennebunk, Maine/Berwick Academy) led the Purple Knights with wins in both of their singles and doubles matches.
Saint Michael's will open the Northeast-10 playoffs at fourth-seeded Bryant on Thursday, beginning at 2 p.m. For more information on men's tennis, visit our website at www.smcathletics.com.
MATCH SUMMARY
Saint Michael's 9, Franklin Pierce 0
Singles
1. John Lescure (SMC) def. Austin Gardella (FPC) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6 tiebreaker)
2. Andy Samara (SMC) def. Roland Oganyan (FPC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Dmitri Repnikov (SMC) def. Ryan Strayer (FPC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Sean Steigerwald (SMC) def. Ben Reynolds (FPC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Adam Brezinsky (SMC) by forfeit
6. Craig Lindaberry (SMC) by forfeit
Doubles
1. Samara/Lescure (SMC) def. Gardella/Oganyan (FPC) 8-2
2. Terranova/Repnikov (SMC) def. Strayer/Reynolds (FPC) 8-1
3. Steigerwald/Brezinsky (SMC) by forfeit
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