When and Where: April 18, 2026 – Rindge, N.H. (FPU Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 4, Franklin Pierce University 1
Records: SNHU 14-5 (8-3 NE10), FPU 6-12 (6-6 NE10)

KEY MOMENTS

• Dusseljee breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Dylan Smith at No. 6 singles to clinch the match at 4-1.
• Junior Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) and sophomore Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands) clinched the doubles point at the top flight with a 6-1 win against Gabriela Yamate and Ainhoa Ordonez.

NOTES

• The match was only played until one team clinched to beat the rain that was expected later in the afternoon.
• SNHU has now won seven of its last nine, including five-in-a-row.
• With one match to go, the Penmen are in third place in the NE10 standings and have clinched a bye straight to the semifinal round of the NE10 Championship. SNHU can either finish as the No. 2 or 3 seed. The semifinals and finals will be hosted by Adelphi University.
• Abadzic toppled Ines Gabarro, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 1 singles.
• Tsui was a 7-5, 6-1 winner at No. 2 singles against Sara Gonzalez.
• Dusseljee and junior Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine) were up, 4-3, on Gabarro and Smith at No. 3 doubles when the point was clinched.
• Abadzic and Tsui, ranked 46th in the nation by the ITA, improve to 16-3 on the season.
• The Penmen are now 24-6 all-time against Franklin Pierce and have won seven straight. The last Ravens win came in the NE10 Championship semifinals on Oct. 22, 2021 at SNHU (4-0). SNHU has also captured three-in-a-row on the road in the series, with its last loss in Rindge coming April 14, 2021 (4-1).

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen wrap up the regular season by playing host to Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, April 21 (3 p.m.) at the Ouellette Stadium Tennis Courts.

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