HAVERHILL, Mass. - Host Merrimack College posted an 8-1 Northeast-10 men's tennis victory over Southern New Hampshire University at the Cedardale Tennis Club Saturday afternoon.  The Warriors improve to 3-0 and 2-0 in the NE-10, while the Penmen are now 1-2 overall in the league.

David Spaggiari (Manizales, Colombia) posted SNHU's only win, as he was a 6-4, 4-6 (10-8) winner at No. 1 singles over Merrimack's Adam Wilding.

SNHU returns to action on Saturday, October 11, when it travels to Le Moyne College for a 10:00 am match.

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

Singles
1) David Spaggiari (SNH) def. Adam Wilding (MER), 6-4, 4-6 (10-8)
2) Rishi Rajpal (MER) def. Luis Ramirez (SNH), 6-4, 6-2
3) Max Eppley (MER) def. Colin Stone (SNH), 6-1, 6-2
4) John Seaward (MER) def. Andrew Barrett (SNH), 6-0, 6-1
5) Steve Viglione (MER) def. Jeff Bunker (SNH), 8-1
6) Sean Pahler (MER) def. John Niland (SNH) 8-0

Doubles
1) Eppley/Seaward (MER) def. Spaggiari/Ramirez (SNH), 8-2
2) Viglione/Wilding (MER) def. Stone/Bunker (SNH), 8-5
3) Rajpal/Pahler (MER) def. Niland/Sam Gould (SNH), 8-3

RECORDS: MER 3-0 (2-0 NE-10); SNH 1-2 (1-2 NE-10)