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Nichols hitting an overhead seve
Bruce Preston
5
Winner Southern New Hampshire SNH (3-0, 2-0 NE10)
2
Franklin Pierce FPU (0-2, 0-2 NE10)
Winner
Southern New Hampshire SNH
(3-0, 2-0 NE10)
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Final
2
Franklin Pierce FPU
(0-2, 0-2 NE10)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Hands Franklin Pierce 5-2 Defeat

The Penmen are 3-0 for the fourth time in the last five seasons

When and Where: September 10, 2024 – Rindge, N.H. (FPU Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 5, Franklin Pierce University 2
Records: SNHU 3-0 (2-0 NE10), FPU 0-2 (0-2 NE10)

Senior Katelyn Nichols (Manchester, N.H.) clinched the match with her No. 6 singles victory, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team rallied for a 5-2 victory against Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday at the FPU Tennis Courts.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • With SNHU holding a 3-2 edge in the match, Nichols gave the Penmen the win with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 6 singles over Ana Munoz. Nichols also clinched the doubles point with sophomore Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine), as they doubled up Maria Paz Diaz and Munoz, 6-3, at No. 3.
  • Lyekontseva defeated Paz Diaz, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-0, at No. 5 singles.
  • Freshman Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands) pulled out a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win against Zoe Asterio-Correa at No. 3 singles. Tsui also combined with sophomore Justina Haver (Taipei, Taiwan) for a 6-3 triumph over Gabriela Yamate and Asterio-Correa at No. 2 doubles.
  • Graduate student Zuzanna Krygier (Poznan, Poland) outlasted Yamate at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. She also teamed with sophomore Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) for a 6-1 victory over Polina Giorgieva and Victoria Azcona.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire is 3-0 for the first time since 2023-24, but the fourth time in the last five years.
  • The Penmen are now 24-8 all-time against Franklin Pierce and have won four straight. The last Ravens win came in the NE10 Championship semifinals on Oct. 22, 2021 at SNHU (4-0).
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Sept. 13-16 at the ITA East Regional Championships in Flushing, N.Y., at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
  • SNHU is back home Wednesday, Sept. 25 (3 p.m.) when it plays host to American International College at the Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts.
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