When and Where: April 22, 2021 – Colchester, Vt. (Tarrant Recreation Center)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 6, Saint Michael's College 1
Records: SNHU 7-1 (7-1 NE10), SMC 0-9 (0-9 NE10)

Freshman Sam Goddard (Amherst, N.H.) won both his matches, including the match clincher at No. 5 singles, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team collected a 6-1 win against Saint Michael's College on Thursday afternoon in the regular-season finale at Tarrant Recreation Center.

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STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Goddard defeated Luke Ramsay, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 5 singles, in addition to teaming with sophomore Noah Dubitzky (Marlborough, Conn.), for a 6-2 triumph against Ramsay and Constantin Krogh at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point.
• Graduate student Bas van Biezen (Sassenheim, Netherlands) was a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) winner at No. 1 singles against Josh Weiss and also combined with his brother and classmate Willem van Biezen (Sassenheim, Netherlands) to edge Weiss and Jason Boucher, 6-4, at No. 1 doubles.
• Willem van Biezen took down Boucher at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-4.
• Junior Fernando Torres (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico) breezed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 4 singles versus Tyler Whitney. He and senior Guido Janssen (Zeewolde, Netherlands) also posted a 6-1 win against Connor Scott and Tyler Whitney at No. 2 doubles.
• Dubitzky made quick work of Jack Gunning, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 6 singles.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire has now captured six five straight.
• SNHU clinches the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Northeast-10 Championship, where it will host a first round contest against the seventh-seeded Purple Knights on Saturday.
• Southern New Hampshire, which is looking to make it five straight league titles (the NE10 Championship was not held last season) is 16-9 (.640) all-time in the NE10 Championship with six conference crowns and has met Saint Michael's one previous time, coming away with a 5-2 quarterfinal victory in 2009.
• The Penmen also beat Saint Michael's, 6-1, at home back on April 6.
• SNHU has now captured 53 of its last 54 matches against NE10 foes, including the postseason, dating back to Oct. 15, 2015.
• The Penmen are ranked second in the ITA East Region.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The second-seeded Penmen play host to seventh-seeded Saint Michael's College in an NE10 Championship first round match at the Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts on Saturday, April 24 (1 p.m.).

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