Southern New Hampshire University

When and Where: October 3, 2026 – Manchester, N.H.
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 5, Assumption University 2
Records: SNHU 4-0 (3-0 NE10), Assumption 1-2 (1-1 NE10)

Freshman Alexandre Guilcher (Cadaujac, France) rallied for a three-set victory to clinch the match, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team remained unbeaten with a 5-2 Northeast-10 win over Assumption University on Saturday.

KEY MOMENTS

• With SNHU leading, 3-1, Guilcher bounced back from dropping the opening set to defeat Lukas Sunna, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 6 singles and secure the victory for the Penmen.
• Assumption captured two of three doubles matches to take the opening point, but senior Carlos Molero (Barcelona, Spain) quickly pulled SNHU even with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Edoardo Sambu at No. 4 singles.
• Junior Nils Dueppe (Offenbach am Main, Germany) followed with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph against Luigi Bassani at No. 3, before junior Marcos Castaneda (Madrid, Spain) defeated Fabian Garvik, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), at No. 5 to give the Penmen a 3-1 advantage.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire improves to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Northeast-10 play.
• SNHU leads the all-time series with Assumption, 19-6, and snapped a three-match losing streak to the Greyhounds.
• Molero and sophomore Aurel Creveuil (Nanterre, France) registered SNHU's lone doubles victory with a 6-2 win against Luigi Bassani and Luca Figueiredo at No. 1.
• Junior Vicente Preto (Sesimbra, Portugal) picked up SNHU's fifth point at No. 1 singles when Figueiredo retired. After dropping the opening set, 7-5, Preto won the second, 6-2, and was leading the third, 3-1, when the match ended.
• Assumption's Alec Pijnacker earned a 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 victory over Creveuil at No. 2 singles.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen head to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York for the ITA Championships, beginning Friday (Oct. 9).