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Katelyn Nichols walking with her racquet following a point
Bruce Preston
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Winner Southern New Hampshire SNH (10-3)
3
Seton Hill SHU (2-2)
Winner
Southern New Hampshire SNH
(10-3)
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Final
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Seton Hill SHU
(2-2)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Notches 4-3 Win Against Seton Hill

When and Where: March 2, 2024 – Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 4, Seton Hill University 3
Records: SNHU 10-3, SHU 2-2

Junior Katelyn Nichols (Manchester, N.H.) was part of the duo that clinched the doubles point and also played a marathon singles match, all while battling illness, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team edged Seton Hill University, 4-3, Saturday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Nichols combined with freshman Nadia Alden (Edmond, Okla.) for a 6-1 victory at No. 2 to over Kendall McCluskey and Maria Pereda to clinch the doubles point.
  • Nichols lost a three-set thriller at No. 5 singles to Sophia Solomon, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2), 10-8.
  • Sophomore Alina Kupfer (Baldham, Germany) made quick work of Carissa Shepard at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0. She also teamed with freshman Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) for a 6-2 triumph over Shepard and Kasey Storkey at No. 1 doubles.
  • Abadzic was a 6-3, 6-3 winner against Pereda at No. 2 singles.
  • Freshman Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine) defeated Storkel, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5, to put the Penmen up, 4-1, and clinch the match.
NOTES
  • Alden fell to Kaylee Kanuka, 1-6, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 4 singles.
  • Southern New Hampshire snaps a two-match skid with the win.
  • This marked the first meeting between the two programs.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen are back in action Monday (March 4) at 2:30 p.m. when they take on Carnegie Mellon University at the USTA National Campus.
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