Men's Tennis Opens Spring Season with 8-1 Win

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team opened the spring portion of its schedule with an 8-1 win over Pace University in a match played at the East Hartford Tennis Club Friday. The Penmen won their third straight to improve to 4-1 overall and in the Northeast-10, while the Setters are now 0-4 and 0-2 in the league.

The Penmen swept all six singles slots and took two of three doubles matches. Juan Arango-Campo (Armenia Quindio, Colombia) and Alex Mukdaprakorn (Hartford, Conn.) were 8-3 winners at No. 1 doubles, while John Niland (Cheshire, Conn.) and Tim Hamilton (Hampton, N.H.) were 8-1 winners at No. 3 doubles.

The SNHU men's tennis team returns to action March 6 as it kicks off a five-game Florida swing with a match against Vincennes University.

Singles competition

1. Mitchell Dobek (SNH) def. Ignacio Ortiz (PAC) 6-1, 6-4

2. Juan Arango-Campo (SNH) def. Michael Metesan (PAC) 6-2, 6-3

3. Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Dan Klein (PAC) 6-0, 6-3

4. Jared Wright (SNH) def. Khari Linton (PAC) 8-3

5. Tim Hamilton (SNH) def. Jonathan Leak (PAC) 8-0

6. John Niland (SNH) def. Matt Schaefer (PAC) 8-0

Doubles competition

1. Juan Arango-Campo/Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Ignacio Ortiz/Dan Klein (PAC) 8-3

2. Michael Metesan/Khari Linton (PAC) def. Mitchell Dobek/Jared Wright (SNH) 8-6

3. John Niland/Tim Hamilton (SNH) def. Jonathan Leak/Matt Schaefer (PAC) 8-1

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Players Mentioned

Juan Arango-Campo: Freshman

Mitchell Dobek: Sophomore

Tim Hamilton: Sophomore

Alex Mukdaprakorn: Freshman

John Niland: Junior

Jared Wright: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Juan Arango-Campo
: Freshman

Mitchell Dobek
: Sophomore

Tim Hamilton
: Sophomore

Alex Mukdaprakorn
: Freshman

John Niland
: Junior

Jared Wright
: Sophomore