Men's Tennis Edged by No. 38 Palm Beach Atlantic in Marathon Match
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – In a match that took nearly six and a half hours, No. 38 Palm Beach Atlantic edged Southern New Hampshire University 5-4 in men's tennis Friday night at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. The Sailfish earned their first victory of the season and are now 1-5, while the Penmen stand at 4-3 on the season.
Juan Arango-Campo (Armenia Quindio, Colombia) was a 6-4, 6-2 winner at No. 2 singles for the Penmen, while Alex Mukdaprakorn (Hartford, Conn.) was a 6-2, 6-3 winner at No. 3. In one of two matches singles tilts that went three sets, Mike Wallace (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) rallied for a 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 win at fourth singles. In No. 5 singles, Jared Wright (Norwell, Mass.) fell 6-1, 6-7, 7-5 to PBA's Nick Hines.
Tim Hamilton (Hampton, N.H.) and John Niland (Cheshire, Conn.) picked up SNHU's lone doubles point, prevailing 8-6 at No. 3.
Southern New Hampshire returns to action Monday when it faces Florida Southern College in a 4:00 match in Orlando.
#38 Palm Beach Atlantic 5, So. New Hampshire 4
03/02/12 at Delray Beach, Fla. (Delray Beach Tennis Center)
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Singles competition |
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1. Mick Lyons (PBA) def. Mitch Dobek (SNH) 7-6, 6-2 |
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2. Juan Arango-Campo (SNH) def. Luke Bolanos (PBA) 6-4, 6-2 |
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3. Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Giuseppe Guarnieri (PBA) 6-2, 6-3 |
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4. Mike Wallace (SNH) def. Eric Wade (PBA) 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 |
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5. Nick Hines (PBA) def. Jared Wright (SNH) 6-1, 6-7, 7-5 |
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6. Jaime Verd (PBA) def. Brad Malenich (SNH) 6-2, 6-4 |
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Doubles competition |
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1. Mick Lyons/Eric Wade (PBA) def. Juan Arango-Campo/Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) 8-5 |
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2. Luke Bolanos/Giuseppe Guarnieri (PBA) def. Mitch Dobek/Mike Wallace (SNH) 8-6 |
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3. Tim Hamilton/John Niland (SNH) def. Nick Hines/Jaime Verd (PBA) 8-6 |
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Match Notes |
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So. New Hampshire 4-3; Regional ranking #9 |
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Palm Beach Atlantic 1-5; National ranking #38; Regional ranking #8 |
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T-6:25 A-50 |
