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Alexxa Etienne watching her backhand shot
Jim Stankiewicz
5
Winner So. New Hampshire SNH (2-0, 2-0 NE10)
2
New Haven UNH (1-1, 1-1 NE10)
Winner
So. New Hampshire SNH
(2-0, 2-0 NE10)
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Final
2
New Haven UNH
(1-1, 1-1 NE10)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Moves to 2-0 with 5-2 Victory at New Haven

Etienne, Upeniece each post two wins

When and Where: September 14, 2021 – West Haven, Conn. (UNH Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 5, University of New Haven 2
Records: SNHU 2-0 (2-0 NE10), UNH 1-1 (1-1 NE10)

Senior Alexxa Etienne (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) won both her matches, including the clincher at No. 3 singles, to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team to a 5-2 triumph over the University of New Haven on Tuesday afternoon at the UNH Tennis Courts.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Etienne defeated Nicole Mika, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, at No. 3 singles to finish off the victory and also combined with sophomore Guntra Upeniece (Riga, Latvia) for a 6-2 No. 2 doubles win against Lilia Rodriguez and Karim Carreras.
  • Upeniece was a 6-2, 7-5 winner over Alexa Orlando at No. 6 singles.
  • Graduate student Natalie Kallmunzerova (Prague, Czech Republic) breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 win against Ivana Andric at No. 1 singles.
  • Junior Magdalena Hubickova (Prague, Czech Republic) pulled out a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory against Carreras.
  • Senior Elizabeth Dwyer (Cutchogue, N.Y.) and junior Isabella Andrade (Cochabamba, Bolivia) clinched the doubles points by edging Mika and Orlando at No. 3 doubles, 6-4.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire begins the season 2-0 for the third straight year.
  • The Penmen improve to 12-1 all-time against New Haven and have now won two straight in the series.
  • Hubickova betters her career NE10 mark to 18-3, while Etienne is now 26-6.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action for the ITA East Regional Championships, which take place Sept. 17-20 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
  • 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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