BOX SCORE
When and Where: October 4, 2018 – Hooksett, N.H. (SNHU Tennis Courts at Penmen Stadium)
Score: Post University 4, Southern New Hampshire University 3
Records: Post 5-3, SNHU 5-5
Freshman Alexxa Etienne (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) chalked up a pair of wins, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team fell to Post University, 4-3, Thursday afternoon at the SNHU Tennis Courts at Penmen Stadium.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Etienne was a 6-4, 6-0 winner against Dea Lako at No. 3 singles, in addition to teaming with senior Rachel Wagner (Framingham, Mass.) for a 6-1 No. 2 doubles victory over Areej Fareh and Juliana Seabra.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After dropping No. 3 doubles, the Penmen battled back to tie it with the win by Etienne and Wagner, before seniors Anna Sala (Matadepera, Spain) and Sofia Morais (Porto, Portugal) secured the point with a 6-2 triumph at No. 1 against Andrea Sandoval and Lako.
- Etienne then made it 2-0 with her singles win.
- Wins at Nos. 5 and 6 singles for Post forged a 2-2 tie before Morais posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Fareh to give the Penmen the edge.
- Sala suffered a close 7-5, 6-3 loss to Sandoval at No. 1 to leave the match tied.
- Wagner won the first set of her No. 4 singles match with Seabra, 6-1, but then fell in the second set, 6-4, as well as the final set, 10-5, as Post swiped the victory.
NOTES
- The Penmen, who had entered the match winners of three of their last four, were once again without both their Nos. 1 and 5 singles players.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Oct. 6 (11 a.m.) when they play host to Le Moyne College.
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