Manchester, N.H. -- In a match that lasted six
hours on Thursday evening, the Saint Anselm men's tennis team came
away with a 5-4 road win over crosstown rival Southern New
Hampshire. The win is the second straight for the Hawks as Saint
Anselm is now 5-3 overall and in Northeast-10 play. Southern New
Hampshire remains winless on the season at 0-10 overall.
The match came down to the final singles match at No. 6, with
the two teams tied at 4-4. Freshman Michael Hanna
(Southborough, Mass.) took the deciding match over SNHU's
Cory Lefort, rallying from a set down for the
thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory.
Saint Anselm is back in action on Saturday morning, hosting Le
Moyne for a Northeast-10 match beginning at 11 a.m.
Doubles
No. 1: Jared Wright / Tim Hamilton (SNH)
def. Alex Schultheis / John Oberlander (STA): 8-3
No. 2: Ryan Garrette / Joseph Zucchi (STA) def.
John Niland / Mingyang Chuo (SNH): 9-8 (7-5)
No. 3: Liam Concannon / William Condon (STA) def.
Brendan Hussey / Cory Lefort (SNH): 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Ryan Garrette (STA) def. Jared
Wright (SNH): 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
No. 2: Tim Hamilton (SNH) def. John Oberlander
(STA): 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: John Niland (SNH) def. Joseph Zucchi (STA):
6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Alex Schultheis (STA) def. Mingyang Chuo
(SNH): 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
No. 5: Brendan Hussey (SNH) def. William Condon
(STA): 7-3, 2-6, 6-1
No. 6: Michael Hanna (STA) def. Cory Lefort (SNH):
4-6, 6-4, 7-5