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MEN TENNIS DROPS 6-3 DECISION TO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                               FOR MORE INFORMATION April 7, 2004                                                                                      Contact: Seth Cole Courtesy SNHU Sports Information                                                      Phone: (802) 654-2537 MANCHESTER, N.H.  - The Southern New Hampshire University men’s tennis team evened its record at 3-3 overall and 3-3 in the Northeast-10 Conference following a 6-3 victory over Saint Michael’s College here today.  The Purple Knights dropped to 2-8 overall and 2-6 in the league.   Freshman Pedro DePaula (Rolandia, Brazil) posted a 6-2, 6-3 victory over junior Josh Holt (Woodstock, VT) at No. 1 singles for SNHU, and teamed up with sophomore Brian Hashem (Auburn, NH) to record an 8-1 win over Holt and freshman Pete Miller (Eliot, ME) at first doubles.  Hashem posted  a 6-2, 6-3 victory over freshman Spencer Williams (East Hampton, CT) at No. 2 doubles, while freshman Mike Cate (Bow, NH), senior Kevin Keller (Cheshire, CT) also posted singles wins for SNHU. Freshman Andrew Bolduc (South Burlington, VT) recorded a 6-1, 6-1 over freshman Kevin Cullen (Medway, MA) at third singles for the Purple Knights, while fellow rookie Will Benoit (New London, CT) outlasted SNHU’s Chris Bui (Kraainem, Belgium) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) at fourth singles. SNHU returns to action Thursday (4/8) when it travels to American International College for a league match at 3:30 p.m.  Saint Michael’s travels to Le Moyne Tuesday (4/13) for a league match. Southern New Hampshire 6, Saint Michael’s 3 Singles Matches 1. Pedro DePaula (SNHU) def. Josh Holt (SMC)                     6-2, 6-3 2. Brian Hashem (SNHU) def. Spencer Williams (SMC)           6-2, 6-3 3. Andrew Bolduc (SMC) def. Kevin Cullen (SNHU)               6-1, 6-1 4. Will Benoit (SMC) def. Chris Bui (SNHU)                           5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) 5. Mike Cate (SNHU) def. Tom Wu (SMC)                            0-6, 6-0, 7-5 6. Kevin Keller (SNHU) def. Pete Miller (SMC)                      6-3, 6-3  Doubles Matches 1. DePaula/Hashem (SNHU) def. Holt/Miller                            8-1 2. Benoit/Wu (SMC) def. Bui/Keller (SNHU)                           8-4 3. Cullen/Pat Dias (SNHU) def. Bolduc/Williams (SMC)          8-5 ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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