TAMPA, Fla. – The Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team downed No. 37 University of Tampa 5-4 Tuesday evening.  The Penmen, who are ranked No. 4 in the East Region, improved to 4-1 overall, while the Spartans are 2-12 overall.

SNHU took down two of the three doubles matches and the top three singles matches on the docket.  Amber Chandronnait (Bow, N.H.) and Alena Mukdaprakorn (Hartford, Conn.) teamed up for a 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles, while Catalina Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) and Alison Waring (Westboro, Mass.) were 8-3 winners at No. 2 doubles.

In singles play, Chandronnait was a 6-2, 6-1 winner at No. 1, while Mukdaprakorn was a 6-4, 6-1 winner at No. 2.  Echeverry posted a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 3 singles.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Sunday when it travels to Adelphi University for a Northeast-10 match.

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Southern New Hampshire 5, Tampa 4

DOUBLES
1) Amber Chandronnait/Alena Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Kourtney Stark/Molly Welsh (UT) 8-0
2) Catalina Echeverry/Alison Waring (SNH) def. Megan Mancini/Nikol Williams (UT) 8-3
3) Ally Wooten/Briana Ryan (UT) def. Sam Jean/Kara Pease (SNH) 8-3

 SINGLES
1) Chandronnait (SNH) def. Stark (UT) 6-2, 6-1
2) Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Welsh (UT) 6-4, 6-1
3) Echeverry (SNH) def. Mancini (UT) 6-4, 7-5
4) Williams (UT) def. Waring (SNH)  6-3, 6-0
5) Wooten (UT) def. Jean (SNH)  6-3, 6-0
6) Ryan (UT) def. Pease (SNH)  4-6, 7-5, 6-1