GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team defeated Adelphi University 8-1 Sunday afternoon.  With the victory against undefeated Adelphi, the Penmen improve to 6-1 overall and extend their Northeast-10 record to 2-0.  With the loss, Adelphi falls to 10-1 overall and 7-1 in Northeast-10 conference play.

SNHU swept all three doubles matches and the top three singles matches on the schedule.  Amber Chandronnait (Bow, N.H.) and Alena Mukdaprakorn (Hartford, Conn.) recorded the No. 1 doubles victory, winning 8-5.  Catalina Echeverry (Cali, Colombia) and Alison Waring (Westboro, Mass.) recorded the 8-0 win in No. 2 doubles play.  Kara Pease (Falmouth, Mass.) and Sam Jean (Bedford, N.H.) tallied a 9-7 victory in the No. 3 doubles contest.

Chandronnait, Mukdaprakorn, and Echeverry won the first three matches in singles play on the afternoon.  Chandronnait was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 1, while Mukdaprakorn defeated her opponent after a long tie-breaker set 7-6 (14-12), 6-4.  Echeverry posted a 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 3 singles match.

Jean recorded the No. 5 singles match victory (8-2) and Pease recorded her No. 6 singles match victory (8-6).

Southern New Hampshire returns to action on March 30 as they face off in an away contest against Saint Michael's at 4:00 p.m.

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Southern New Hampshire 8, Adelphi 1

DOUBLES

No. 1 Amber Chandronnait/Alena Mukdaprakorn (SNHU) def. Maria Toft/Alda Ribeiro (AU) – 8-5
No. 2 Catalina Echeverry/Alison Waring (SNHU) def. Michelle Gurda/Nicole Byrnes (AU) – 8-0
No. 3 Kara Pease/Sam Jean (SNHU) def. Megan Margino/Carolyn Smith (AU) – 9-7

SINGLES

No. 1 Amber Chandronnait (SNHU) def. Alda Ribeiro (AU) – 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Alena Mukdaprakorn (SNHU) def. Maria Toft (AU) – 7-6 (14-12), 6-4
No. 3 Catalina Echeverry (SNHU) def. Michelle Gurda (AU) – 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Amanda Aniboli (AU) def. Alison Waring (SNHU) – 2-6, 2-6
No. 5 Samantha Jean (SNHU) def. Megan Margino (AU) – 8-2
No. 6 Kara Pease (SNHU) def. Nicole Byrnes (AU) – 8-6