GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - The Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team opened its 2009-10 season with a 6-3 win over Holy Family University in a match played at the YMCA Allard Center on Saturday.  The visiting Tigers fell to 1-1 on the season.

SNHU took down wins in four of six singles matches and two doubles tilts.  Junior Amber Chandronnait (Bow, N.H.), the reigning Northeast-10 Player of the Year, was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 1 singles, while freshman Lena Mukadaprakorn (Hartford, Conn.) prevailed 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3.  Senior Alison Waring (Westborough, Mass.) was a 6-2, 6-1 winner at the No. 5 position, while sophomore Kara Pease (Falmouth, Mass.) was a 6-3, 6-4 winner at No. 6.

Mukadaprakorn and junior Catalina Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) were 8-0 winners at second doubles, while Waring and sophomore Samantha Jean (Bedford, N.H.) were 8-0 winners at third doubles.

The SNHU women 's tennis team returns to action next weekend when it travels to the ITA East Regionals in Philadelphia.  Chandronnait is the defending singles champion at that event.

WOMEN'S TENNIS (September 12, 2009)
Southern New Hampshire 6, Holy Family 3

Singles
1) Amber Chandronnait (SNH) def. Juliana Victoria-Caldas (HFU) 6-0, 6-0
2) Jin Querubin (HFU def. Catalina Echeverry (SNH) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
3) Lena Mukadaprakorn (SNH) def. Melanie Pulsinelli (HFU) 6-0, 6-1
4) Liana Lui (HFU) def. Samantha Jean (SNH) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
5) Alison Waring (SNH) def. Linda Piecyk (HFU) 6-2, 6-1
6) Kara Pease (SNH) def. Chelsea Brown (HFU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1) Victoria-Caldas/Querubin (HFU) def. Chandronnait/Pease (SNH) 8-4
2) Echeverry/Mukadaprakorn (SNH) def. Pulsinelli/Lui (HFU) 8-0
3) Jean/Waring (SNH) def. Piecyk/Brown (HFU) 8-0

Records: SNH 1-0, HFU 1-1