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Press Release
PURPLE KNIGHT WOMEN WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT, BEST SNHU, 7-2
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April 16, 2005 Contact: Seth Cole
Phone: (802) 654-2537COLCHESTER, Vt. – Saint Michael’s College won its fifth straight match on Saturday, besting Southern New Hampshire University, 7-2, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s tennis action on the outdoor courts. Saint Michael’s improves to 9-3 overall and 8-3 in conference action, while SNHU falls to 4-8 overall and 3-8 in league play.
Senior Shannon Bergin (Milford, Conn./Lauralton Hall) led the way for Saint Michael’s in the final regular-season home match of her career. She recorded a straight-set win in No. 1 singles, and teamed with junior Heidi Murphy (Norfolk, Mass./King Philip Regional) for an 8-5 victory in No. 1 doubles. The Purple Knights won all three doubles matches to open up a 3-0 lead, and sealed the victory on sophomore Liz Clemente’s (Latham, N.Y./Academy of the Holy Names) three-set triumph at No. 4 singles.
Saint Michael’s plays its regular-season finale at league-rival Merrimack College on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., and will host an NE-10 Quarterfinal match on Wednesday at 2 p.m. SNHU hosts Pace on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
MATCH SUMMARY
Saint Michael’s Women 7, Southern N.H. 2
Singles
1. Shannon Bergin (SMC) def. Juliet Verhofstad (SNH) 6-2, 6-1
2. Michelle Saggese (SNH) def. Cara Bednar (SMC) 4-6, 1-1 (default)
3. Amanda Nason (SNH) def. Heidi Murphy (SMC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Liz Clemente (SMC) def. Jennifer Lyman (SNH) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
5. Michelle Wood (SMC) def. Melissa Ramos (SNH) 6-0, 6-1
6. Megan Conway (SMC) def. Lindsey Stair (SNH) 6-1, 2-6, 10-2 (tiebreak)Doubles
1. Bergin/Murphy (SMC) def. Verhofstad/Saggese (SNH) 8-5
2. Bednar/Clemente (SMC) def. Nason/Lyman (SNH) 8-6
3. Wood/Conway (SMC) def. Ramos/Stair (SNH) 8-6###PURPLEKNIGHTS###
For more information please contact the SMC Sports Information Office at (802) 654-2537
Last Revised: October 25, 2002