GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - Third-seeded Southern New Hampshire University rallied from a 2-1 deficit after doubles play to post a 5-4 win over No. 6 seed Saint Anselm College in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Women's Tennis Championship Tuesday afternoon at the Goffstown YMCA.  The Penmen, who advance to face second-seeded Bentley in Thursday's semifinals, improve to 11-3, while the Hawks see their season come to a close at 7-6.

Meghan Welch (Mont Vernon, NH) clinched the win for the Penmen with her win at No. 6 singles.  She dropped the first set to Saint Anselm­'s Amanda Brahm 6-1, but rallied to take the match with 6-3 victories in the second and third sets.

Also picking up singles wins for the Penmen were Amber Chandronnait (Bow, NH) at No. 1, Catalina Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) at No. 2 and Alison Waring (Westborough, MA) at No. 4.  Chandronnait and Echeverry also posted SNHU's lone doubles win, defeating the Hawks' Laura Nason and Erika Sartor 8-3.

Thursday's match at Bentley is slated for a 3:00 start.  The Falcons edged the Penmen 5-4 when the two teams met earlier this season in Waltham, MA.

Northeast-10 Women's Tennis Championship - Quarterfinals
Southern New Hampshire 5, Saint Anselm 4

Singles
1) Amber Chandronait (SNH) def. Laura Nason (STA) 6-0, 6-2
2) Catalina Echeverry (SNH) def. Virginia Dalrymple (STA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
3) Erika Sartor (STA) def. Lauren Nigrelli (SNH) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
4) Alison Waring (SNH) def. McAul Lindermuth (STA) 6-2, 6-4
5) Erin Sullivan (STA) def. Courteney Blais (SNH) 6-0, 6-3
6) Meghan Welch (SNH) def. Amanda Brahm (STA) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
1) Chandronnait/Echeverry (SNH) def. Nason/Sartor (STA) 8-3
2) Lindermuth/Dalrymple (STA) def. Nigrelli/Waring (SNH) 8-5
3) Kandi Winchenbach/Mary Mindek (STA) def. Blais/Welch (SNH) 9-7

RECORDS: SNHU 11-3, STA 7-6