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Dajana Abadzic pumping her fist in celebration
Bruce Preston
5
Winner Southern New Hampshire SNHU (2-0)
2
Holy Cross HC (0-1)
Winner
Southern New Hampshire SNHU
(2-0)
5
Final
2
Holy Cross HC
(0-1)

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Topples Holy Cross, 5-2

The Penmen are 2-0 for the fifth time in the last six seasons

When and Where: September 8, 2024 – Worcester, Mass. (Sinnott Family Tennis Facility)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 5, College of the Holy Cross 2
Records: SNHU 2-0, HC 0-1

Sophomore Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) recorded a pair of victories to help lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team to a 5-2 triumph over the College of Holy Cross on Sunday at the Sinnott Family Tennis Facility.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Abadzic posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles against Caroline Carlson and also combined with graduate student Zuzanna Krygier (Poznan, Poland) for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles versus Alison Lynn and Ashley Zilora.
  • Krygier was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Caroline Fredey at No. 4 singles.
  • Freshman Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands) would clinch the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win against Zilora at No. 3 singles. She and sophomore Justina Haver (Taipei, Taiwan) outlasted Carlson and Ahana Nagarkatting, 7-6 (9-7), at No. 2 doubles.
  • Sophomore Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine) pulled out a 7-6, 6-7, 10-8 victory at No. 5 singles against Maddie Hamm. Lyekontseva and senior Katelyn Nichols (Manchester, N.H.) teamed for a 6-4 win over Fredey and Hamm at No. 3 doubles that clinched the point.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire is 2-0 for the first time since 2022-23, but the fifth time in the last six years.
  • The Penmen lead the all-time series with Holy Cross, 3-0, as the two teams met for the first time since Feb. 16, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Tuesday (Sept. 10) at 3 p.m. when they take on Franklin Pierce University.
  • 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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