COLCHESTER, Vt. - Second-seeded Saint Michael's College advanced to the Northeast-10 Conference women's tennis championship match with a 5-4 win over No. 6 seed Southern New Hampshire University Friday afternoon.  The Purple Knights improve to 15-5, while the Penmen, who were making their first-ever appearance in the NE-10 semifinals, finish the season 8-6 overall.

Earning singles victories for the Penmen were Catalina Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) at No. 1, Kristen Franco (Bedford, NH) at No. 3 and Juliet Verhofstad (Plymouth, NH) at No. 5.  In doubles action, Melissa Ramos (Stoughton, MA) and Amanda Nason (Center Sandwich, NH) finished their senior season 13-0 in doubles play with a 8-1 win at No. 3.

Saint Michael's 5, Southern New Hampshire 4
Northeast-10 Conference Women's Tennis Semifinals
Singles
1. Catalina Echeverry (SNHU) def. Lindsay Horne (SMC) - 7-5, 6-2
2. Deahna Giguere (SMC) def. Lauren Nigrelli (SNHU) - 6-2, 6-2
3. Kristen Franco (SNHU) def. Catherine Dalton (SMC) - 6-1, 6-2
4. Juliet Verhofstad (SNHU def. Michelle Wood (SMC) - 6-2, 6-4
5. Marran Ranks (SMC) def. Melissa Ramos (SNHU) - 6-2, 7-5
6. Marybeth Ash (SMC) def. Amanda Nason (SNHU) - 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. Horne/Wood (SMC) def. Echeverry/Nigrelli (SNHU) - 8-4
2. Giguere/Ash (SMC) def. Verhofstad/Alison Waring (SNHU) - 8-5
3. Ramos/Nason (SNHU) def. Ranks/Megan Conway (SMC) - 8-1

RECORDS: SMC 15-5, SNH 8-6