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Zuza Krygier hitting a backhand shot
Jim Stankiewicz
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Franklin Pierce FPU (5-5)
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Winner Southern New Hampshire SNH (8-3)
Franklin Pierce FPU
(5-5)
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Final
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Southern New Hampshire SNH
(8-3)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Rallies Past Franklin Pierce, 4-3, in NE10 First Round

Krygier pulled out three-set victory at No. 4 singles for decisive win

When and Where: October 16, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 4, Franklin Pierce University 3
Records: SNHU 8-3, FPU 5-5

With the match even at 3-3, graduate student Zuza Krygier (Poznan, Poland) pulled out a three-set victory at No. 4 singles to lift the fourth-seeded Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team to a 4-3 victory against fifth-seeded Franklin Pierce University in the first round of the NE10 Championship on Wednesday afternoon at the Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • No. 4 singles: Krygier def. Gabriela Yamate, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
  • No. 1 doubles: Krygier/sophomore Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) def. Victoria Azcona/Maria Paz Diaz, 6-1
  • No. 3 singles: freshman Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands) def. Azcona, 6-3, 6-1
  • No. 5 singles: sophomore Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine) def. Paz Diaz, 7-5, 6-2
  • No. 6 singles: senior Katelyn Nichols (Manchester, N.H.) def. Ana Munoz, 6-3, 6-1
NOTES
  • Sophomore Justina Haver (Taipei, Taiwan) battled in a three set loss to Polina Giorgieva at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
  • Southern New Hampshire snapped its first two-match skid of the season.
  • SNHU improves to 18-15 all-time in the NE10 Championship, including 2-1 against the Ravens. The Penmen are in the semifinals for the fourth straight year and for the second consecutive season against the University of New Haven. SNHU won, 4-2, at home last year.
  • The Penmen are now 22-6 all-time against Franklin Pierce and have won five straight, including a 5-2 decision at FPU back on Sept. 10. The last Ravens win came in the NE10 Championship semifinals on Oct. 22, 2021 at SNHU (4-0). The Penmen have also won four of their last five at home in the series.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen take on top-seeded University of New Haven in the NE10 Championship semifinals Friday (Oct. 18) at 1 p.m.
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