Men's Tennis Overcomes Slow Start, Downs Assumption in Season Opener

MEN'S TENNIS OVERCOMES SLOW START, DOWNS ASSUMPTION IN SEASON OPENER

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team rallied from a 2-1 deficit after doubles play to post a 7-2 Northeast-10 men's tennis victory over Assumption College Wednesday afternoon. The match marked the season opener for both schools.

Evan Eaton (Winchester, Mass.) and Juan Arango-Campo (Armenia Quindio, Colombia) were the lone Penmen winners in doubles action, as they took an 8-1 decision at No. 2. Trailing 2-1, Southern New Hampshire swept singles play to secure the victory.

Southern New Hampshire is back in action this weekend when it travels to Philadelphia for the ITA East Regional.

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So. New Hampshire 7, Assumption 2
09/18/13 at Manchester, N.H. (SNHU Courts)

Singles competition

1. Mitch Dobek (SNH) def. Chris Waung (ASM) 6-4, 6-0

2. Juan Arango-Campo (SNH) def. Viljami Rahnasto (ASM) 6-0, 6-1

3. Mike Wallace (SNH) def. Michael Breen (ASM) 6-0, 6-2

4. Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Matt Surprenant (ASM) 6-0, 6-0

5. Evan Eaton (SNH) def. Matt Drolet (ASM) 6-3, 6-4

6. Mark Dobek (SNH) def. Casey Hodor (ASM) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Chris Waung/Viljami Rahnasto (ASM) def. Mitch Dobek/Mike Wallace (SNH) 8-5

2. Evan Eaton/Juan Arango-Campo (SNH) def. Michael Breen/Matt Surprenant (ASM) 8-1

3. Matt Drolet/Tom Knight (ASM) def. Mark Dobek/Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) 8-5

Match Notes

Assumption 0-1, 0-1 NE-10

So. New Hampshire 1-0, 1-0 NE-10

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Players Mentioned

Mike Wallace: Sophomore

Juan Arango-Campo: Senior

Mark Dobek: Sophomore

Mitch Dobek: Senior

Evan Eaton: Junior

Alex Mukdaprakorn: Senior

Players Mentioned

Mike Wallace
: Sophomore

Juan Arango-Campo
: Senior

Mark Dobek
: Sophomore

Mitch Dobek
: Senior

Evan Eaton
: Junior

Alex Mukdaprakorn
: Senior