RINDGE, N.H. – The Bentley University women's tennis team continued its perfect start to the 2010 season with a 9-0 victory over Franklin Pierce on Tuesday afternoon.

In doubles, Bentley's top pairing of junior Kara Murphy (Worcester, Pa./Methacton) and senior Aimee Tetu (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) defeated Kaitlin Krolikowski and Natasha McCarthy 8-4. The number two pairing of sophomores Paulina Sotomayor (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan) and Katie Van Gilst (Harwinton, Conn./Lewis S.Mills) topped Lauren Smilovich and Drew Alexander 8-1, and the third pairing of senior Cheryl Martin (Pittsfield, Mass./St. Joseph Central) and junior Brittany Harbert (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) beat Suzana Deronjic and Mariama Bonetti 8-2.

The singles matches were much of the same, as Murphy, Martin and Harbert all won in straight sets to improve to 4-0 in singles play. Sotomayor defeated Krolikowski 6-3, 6-4 in the top-flight to improve to 2-1, and victories by Van Gilst and Tetu upped their respective records to 3-0 and 2-0 in singles.

The Falcons are now 4-0 both overall and in league play, while Franklin Pierce fall to 0-6 in both.

Bentley will host New Haven on Thursday to close out its fall season.

Box Score

At Rindge, N.H.

Bentley 9, Franklin Pierce 0

Doubles

No. 1Kara Murphy/Aimee Tetu (B) def. Kaitlin Krolikowski/Natasha McCarthy (FP) 8-4

No. 2 Paulina Sotomayor/Katie Van Gilst (B) def. Lauren Smilovich/Drew Alexander (FP) 8-1

No. 3 Cheryl Martin/Brittany Harbert (B) def. Suzana Deronjic/Mariama Bonetti (FP) 8-2

Singles

No. 1 Sotomayor (B) def. Krolikowski (FP) 6-3, 6-4

No. 2 Murphy (B) def. McCarthy (FP) 6-1, 6-2

No. 3 Martin (B) def. Deronjic (FP) 6-1, 6-1

No. 4 Harbert (B) def. Smilovich (FP) 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 Van Gilst (B) def. Alexander (FP) 8-2

No. 6 Tetu (B) def. Tina Bonelli (FP) 8-0