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Alina Kupfer awaiting her opponent's serve
Jim Stankiewicz
0
Saint Michael's College STM (1-3, 0-3 NE10)
7
Winner Southern New Hampshire SNH (1-0, 1-0 NE10)
Saint Michael's College STM
(1-3, 0-3 NE10)
0
Final
7
Southern New Hampshire SNH
(1-0, 1-0 NE10)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Opens NE10 Play with 7-0 Blanking of Saint Michael's

When and Where: September 20, 2023 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 7, Saint Michael's College 0
Records: SNHU 1-0 (1-0 NE10), SMC 1-3 (0-3 NE10)

Sophomore Alina Kupfer (Baldham, Germany) and graduate student Verena Weindl (Munich, Germany) did not drop a game the entire match, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team shut out Saint Michael's College, 7-0, Wednesday afternoon at the Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Kupfer blanked Emma Gredenhag, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles.
  • Weindl was also a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 2 singles against Emma Tagliaferro.
  • Kupfer and Weindl also combined for a 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles versus Grace Saunders and Molly Gannon.
  • Freshman Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) took down Saunders, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 3 singles. She and classmate Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine) were victorious at No. 2 doubles, 6-2, against Gredenhag and Emma Posada to clinch the point.
  • Lyekontseva topped Gannon, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 4 singles.
  • Senior Eleonora Guglielmetti (Novara, Italy) was the fourth Penmen to win, 6-0, 6-0, doing so over Posada at No. 5 singles.
  • Junior Katelyn Nichols (Manchester, N.H.) defeated Jaylin Bedard, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 6 singles.
  • At No. 3 doubles, freshman Nadia Alden (Edmond, Okla.) and senior Maddie Blazejowski (Wethersfield, Conn., Conn.) doubled up Tagliaferro and Lyla Rouleau, 6-3.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire wins its season opener for the fifth straight year.
  • The Penmen lead the all-time series with Saint Michael's, 20-8, and have now won 11 straight meetings. SNHU has also won 11-in-a-row at home against the Purple Knights.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Friday (Sept. 22) at 4:30 p.m. when they play host to Adelphi University at the Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts.
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