MANCHESTER, N.H. – Merrimack College registered an 8-1 Northeast-10 men's tennis victory over Southern New Hampshire University Monday afternoon at the SNHU courts. The Warriors, the No. 5 team in the ITA East Region ranking, improve to 6-5 and 5-0 in the NE-10, while the Penmen, the region's ninth-ranked team, are now 3-8 and 3-4 in the league.
Freshman Xavier Aubron (Herouville, France) grabbed SNHU's lone point of the afternoon, downing Steven Francis 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Southern New Hampshire returns to action Wednesday afternoon when it hosts Bentley University in a 3:00 Northeast-10 match at the SNHU courts.
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Merrimack College 8, So. New Hampshire 1
04/06/15 at Manchester, N.H. (SNHU courts)
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Singles competition
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1. Xavier Aubron (SNH) def. Steven Francis (MER) 6-4, 6-3
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2. Miguel Belfort (MER) def. Brad Malenich (SNH) 6-4, 6-4
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3. Mikhail Belov (MER) def. Sebastian Ramirez (SNH) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (10-3)
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4. Vince Bellino (MER) def. Evan Eaton (SNH) 6-0, 6-1
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5. Frank Vega (MER) def. Jeremy Reichentahl (SNH) 6-3, 6-1
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6. Nick Majewski (MER) def. Mark Dobek (SNH) 8-1
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Match Notes
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Merrimack College 6-5, 5-0 NE-10; Regional ranking #5
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So. New Hampshire 3-8, 3-4 NE-10; Regional ranking #9
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T-3:30 A-25
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