SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Visiting Southern New Hampshire University posted a 9-0 sweep of American International College in Northeast-10 women's tennis on Sunday afternoon.  The Penmen improve to 5-4 overall and in NE-10 play, while the Yellow Jackets are now 2-8 overall and in the league.

Leading the way for Southern New Hampshire was Catalina Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles.  Lauren Nigrelli (Westerly, RI), Amanda Nason (Center Sandwich, NH), Meghan Welch (Mont Vernon, NH), Alison Waring (Westboro, MA) and Courteney Blais (Paxton, MA) were all singles winners for the Penmen.  For freshman Blais, it marked a victory in her collegiate debut.

Echeverry and Nigrelli teamed up for a win at No. 1 singles, while Juliet Verhofstad (Plymouth, NH) and Kristen Franco (Bedford, NH) were victorious at second singles.  Nason and Melissa Ramos (Stoughton, MA) upped their doubles record to 8-0 this season with a 8-0 win in the No. 3 slot.

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Southern New Hampshire 9, American International 0

Singles:
1. Catalina Echeverry (SNH) def. Sarah Pfefferkorn (AIC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Lauren Nigrelli (SNH) def. Sara Strzempek (AIC)  6-1, 6-0
3. Amanda Nason (SNH) def. Lindsey Wolfe (AIC) 6-4, 7-5
4. Meghan Welch (SNH) def. Tyler Rockefeller (AIC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Alison Waring (SNH) def. Kristina Temple (AIC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Courteney Blais (SNH) def. Kelly Mateus (AIC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:
1. Echeverry/Nigrelli (SNH) def. Pfefferkorn/Strzempek (AIC) 8-6
2. Juliet Verhofstad/Kristen Franco (SNH) def. Wolfe/Rockefeller (AIC) 8-2
3. Nason/Melissa Ramos (SNH) def. Temple/Mateus (AIC) 8-0

Records: SNHU 5-4 (5-4 NE-10), AIC 2-8 (2-8 NE-10)