When and Where: September 9, 2026 – No. Andover, Mass. (North Andover High School Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 5, Merrimack College 0
Records: SNHU 1-0, MC 0-1
Sophomore
Megan Leck (Wolviston, Billingham, U.K.) went 2-0 and clinched the match with a win at No. 4 singles, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team took down Division I-foe Merrimack College, 5-0, Wednesday in a rain-shortened match at the North Andover High School Tennis Courts. It was the first dual match of the season for the Penmen.
KEY MOMENTS
- SNHU led, 3-0, when Leck breezed to a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 4 singles against Pia Vargas-Lopez.
- Senior Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) and junior Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands) clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 triumph over Latizia Bojara and Miranda Ericson at the top flight.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire wins its season-opening dual match for the eighth straight year.
- Sophomore Eyglo Armannsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland), who teamed with Leck for a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles against Paris Marozzelli and Vargas-Lopez, cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles against Allison Byrnes.
- SNHU leads the all-time series with Merrimack, 15-9, and wins for the seventh time in the last eight meetings. The Penmen have captured three of the last four in North Andover.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Saturday (Sept. 12) at 1 p.m. when they take on Saint Michael's College.
- SNHU opens its home slate Saturday, Sept. 19 (1 p.m.) when it plays host to cross-town rival Saint Anselm College.
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