NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team suffered its first Northeast-10 setback of the season, falling to Merrimack College 6-3 Saturday afternoon.  The Warriors improve to 12-7 and 8-0 in the NE-10, while the Penmen, who saw a 17-match NE-10 regular season win streak snapped, are now 9-7 and 8-1 in the league.

In doubles action, Mitch Dobek (Westfield, Mass.) and Mike Wallace (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) posted a 8-5 win at No. 1, while Juan Arango-Campo (Armenia Quindo, Colombia) and Dobek posted singles victories, with Dobek winning 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1 and Arango-Campo 7-5, 7-5 at No. 2.

SNHU returns to action Tuesday afternoon when it hosts Saint Michael's College in a 3:00 Northeast-10 Conference match.

Doubles

1. Mitch Dobek/Mike Wallace (SNH) def. Max Eppley/Sean Pahler (MER) 8-5

2. Vince Bellino/Chris Barnhart (MER) def. John Niland/Tim Hamilton (SNH) 8-1

3. Petar Golijanin/Chris Toegemann (MER) def. Juan Arango-Campo/Evan Eaton (SNH) 9-7

Singles

1. Dobek (SNH) def. Barnhart (MER) 6-3, 6-0

2. Arango-Campo (SNH) def. Eppley (MER) 7-5, 7-5

3. Golijanin (MER) def. Wallace (SNH) 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-5

4. Bellino (MER) def. Jared Wright (SNH) 6-2, 6-3

5. Pahler (MER) def. Brad Malenich (SNH) 6-0, 6-1

6. Toegemann (MER) def. Niland (SNH) 6-4, 6-1