BOX SCORE

When and Where: April 13, 2019 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 6, Le Moyne College 1
Records: SNHU 12-3 (7-0 NE10), Le Moyne 9-7 (4-2 NE10)

Graduate student Ricardo Marreiros (Portimao, Portugal) returned to the singles lineup and clinched the match with his win at No. 6, as the 49^th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team extended its winning streak to nine with a 6-1 victory against Le Moyne College on Saturday at the Penmen Stadium Tennis Courts.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Marreiros defeated Sven Gopfrich, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 6 singles to clinch the match for the Penmen.
• Grad student Tiago Fernandes (Porto, Portugal) posted a 6-4, 6-7 (0-7), 10-7 win at No. 1 against Tom Jarry. He also teamed with freshman Emmanuel Vacalares (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines) for a 6-4 No. 3 doubles victory over Xavier Graells and Andres Hernandez.
• Vacalares was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at No. 3 singles against Hernandez.
• Junior Willem van Biezen (Sassenheim, The Netherlands) pulled out a tough first set to defeat Philip Blythe, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, at No. 2 singles, in addition to combining with classmate Bas van Biezen (Sassenheim, The Netherlands) to edge Jarry and Blythe, 7-5, at No. 1 doubles.
• Grad student Miguel Marreiros (Portimao, Portugal) also won both his matches, topping Christian Erickson, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 5 singles, while breezing past Gerardo Wibmer and Tyler Underwood, 6-1, with freshman Fernando Torres (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico) at No. 2 doubles.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Marreiros and Torres began the match with their doubles win before Fernandes and Vacalares clinched the point. The van Biezens then made it a clean sweep to put the Penmen up, 1-0.
• Vacalares began singles play out on the right foot, with Miguel Marreiros following to make it 3-0.
• Ricardo Marreiros then clinched the victory with his win in his first singles match since Feb. 2.
• Le Moyne made it onto the board as Graells outlasted Bas van Biezen, 5-7, 7-5, 10-3, at No. 4 singles.
• Willem van Biezen and Fernandes capped the match with wins.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, which has won nine straight, is ranked 49^th in the ITA Division II Poll and fourth in the ITA East Region, while Le Moyne is sixth in the region.
• SNHU is now 4-0 this season against regionally-ranked opponents.
• The Penmen had won four-in-a-row by a 7-0 score entering the day and lose a point for the first time since March 30.
• SNHU extends its NE10 winning streak, including the postseason, to 42 dating back to Oct. 15, 2015.
• Fernandes improves to 43-0 all-time against NE10 foes in singles action, including the postseason and ITA East Regional Championship tournaments.
• The set Fernandes dropped was just the fifth of his career against an NE10 opponent and marks the first time he has ever played back-to-back three-set matches against a conference foe.
• Bas van Biezen had his perfect all-time singles record against NE10 rivals blemished for the first time at 17-1.
• Fernandes, the Marreiros' and Faizan Khalid (Manchester, N.H.) were honored in a Senior Day ceremony prior to the match.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, April 17 (3 p.m.) when they take on Assumption College.

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