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Magdalena Hubickova hitting a forehand shot
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Franklin Pierce FPU (2-1, 2-1 NE10)
5
Winner So. New Hampshire SNH (1-0, 1-0 NE10)
Franklin Pierce FPU
(2-1, 2-1 NE10)
2
Final
5
So. New Hampshire SNH
(1-0, 1-0 NE10)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Opens Season with 5-2 Triumph Over Franklin Pierce

When and Where: September 12, 2021 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 5, Franklin Pierce University 2
Records: SNHU 1-0 (1-0 NE10), FPU 2-1 (2-1 NE10)

Sophomore Guntra Upeniece (Riga, Latvia) clinched the match with a singles win at No. 6, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team opened the 2021-22 campaign with a 5-2 victory against in-state rival Franklin Pierce University on Sunday afternoon at the Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Upeniece took down Zoe Asterio Correa, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 6 singles.
  • Graduate student Natalie Kallmunzerova (Prague, Czech Republic) captured her first win in a Penmen uniform, beating Anais Geslin, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1 singles. She also teamed with junior Magdalena Hubickova (Prague, Czech Republic) to edge Geslin and Maria Penalber Aguilo, 6-4, at No. 1 doubles and clinch the doubles point.
  • Hubickova rallied for a 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-8 win against Penalver Agulo at No. 2 singles.
  • Senior Alexxa Etienne (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) defeated Liria Loria, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 3 singles.
  • Senior Elizabeth Dwyer (Cutchogue, N.Y.) and junior Isabella Andrade (Cochabamba, Bolivia) made quick work of Estela Carra and Asterio Correa at No. 3 doubles, 6-1.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire wins its season opener for the third straight year.
  • The Penmen now lead the all-time series with FPU, 20-7. The win snaps a two-game skid against the Ravens, but SNHU has won 17 of the last 19 in the series.
  • Hubickova betters her career NE10 mark to 17-3, while Etienne is now 25-6.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Tuesday, Sept. 14 when they take on the University of New Haven.
  • The next home match for SNHU is Wednesday, Sept. 22 (3 p.m.) when it plays host to Assumption University at the Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts.
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