WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University men's tennis team (3-0) stunned Division II Franklin Pierce (1-4) on the road Wednesday afternoon. In a match that began in the sunlight and ended under the lights, the Cougars fought back from a doubles loss to secure four singles points, with all three first-years, Marciej Jaruga, Sebastian Elias, and Matthias Birkenholz, winning their respective matches.

How it Happened 

Doubles: Franklin Pierce 2, Clark 1 

• No. 1 Senior Aris Kirkorian & Graduate Student Edward Shepherd-Johnson def. Ruben Minguez Merchan & Daniel Garcia Estrabot, 7-5 

• No. 2 Sebastian Garcia & Samuel Borrego def. Junior Ziad Tabbara & Jaruga, 7-5 

• No. 3 Jaime Godoy Gomis & Martin Dominguez Cerdeira def. Elias & sophomore Benjamin Liu, 6-2 

Singles: Clark 4, Franklin Pierce 2 

• No. 1 Minguez Merchan def. Kirkorian, 6-2 6-1 

• No. 2 Shepherd-Johnson def. Garcia Estrabot, 6-4 (Retirement) 

• No. 3 Garcia def. Tabbara, 6-4 6-3 

• No. 4 Jaruga def. Dominguez Cerdiera, 6-3 6-3 

• No. 5 Elias def. Jose Siles, 6-3 7-5 

• No. 6 Birkenholz def. Borrego. 7-6 (8-6) 6-2  

What's Next

The Scarlet and White travel to Colby-Sawyer on Thursday, October 15th, with doubles beginning at 3:30 PM.