RINDGE, N.H. - Visiting Southern New Hampshire University swept its three doubles matches en route to an 8-1 Northeast-10 men's tennis victory over Franklin Pierce University on Sunday.  The Penmen evened their record at 1-1 on the season (1-1 Northeast-10), while it marked the season opener for the Ravens.

In doubles play, David Spaggiari (Manizales, Colombia) and Luis Ramirez (San Cristobal, Venezuela) teamed up for a 8-6 winner at No. 1, while Colin Stone (Manchester, NH) and Jeff Bunker (Salem, NH) were 8-4 winners at No. 2.  Andrew Barrett (Marion, MA) and Derek Thompson (Saint Albans, VT) captured an 8-3 win at No. 3.

Spaggiari, Ramirez, Barrett, Bunker and John Niland (Cheshire, CT) were all victorious in singles play.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Saturday when it travels to Merrimack College for a 10:00 am match.

Northeast-10 Men's Tennis
Southern New Hampshire 8, Franklin Pierce 1

Doubles
1) David Spaggiari/Luis Ramirez (SNH) def. Helder Noguiera/Benjamin Brewer (FPU) - 8-6
2) Colin Stone/Jeff Bunker (SNH) def. Roland Oganyan/Ryan Strayer (FPU), 8-4
3) Andrew Barrett/Derek Thompson (SNH) def. Max Logan/Ben Wheeler (FPU), 8-3

Singles
1) Spaggiari (SNH) def. Noguiera (FPU), 7-6, 6-1
2) Ramirez (SNH) def. Brewer (FPU), 7-5, 1-6, 11-9
3) Oganyan (FPU) def. Stone (SNH), 6-1 6-2
4) Barrett (SNH) def. Logan (FPU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
5) Bunker (SNH) def. Strayer (FPU) 6-2, 6-4
6) John Niland (SNH) def. Wheeler (FPU) 6-2, 6-0

Records: SNHU 1-1 (1-1 NE-10); FPU 0-1 (0-1 NE-10)