Score: Southern New Hampshire University 4, Le Moyne College 2
Records: SNHU 14-5, Le Moyne 12-4
Sophomore Cade Nadeau pulled out a three-set victory at No. 4 singles, as the third-seeded Southern New Hampshire University men's tennis team rallied to capture its sixth NE10 Championship title with a 4-2 victory over top-seeded Le Moyne College on Sunday afternoon at the Skytop Tennis Courts.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- With the Penmen ahead, 3-2, Nadeau came from behind for a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory at No. 4 singles against Kacper Piekarek. Nadeau also clinched the doubles point with junior Jesse Den Hartog, as the duo outlasted Tom Jarry and Ethan Miller, 7-5, at No. 2 doubles.
- SNHU trailed, 2-1, when sophomore Jonathan Berling took down Manuel Righi, 6-4, 6-3, to even the match. Berling also teamed with graduate student Fernando Torres to double up Righi and Peter Hatton, 6-3, at the top flight to even doubles, 1-1.
- Freshman Phillipp Roeder put the Penmen in front, 3-2, with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Alberto Diaz at No. 5 singles.
NOTES
- Grad student Aron Ouwejan held a 4-6, 6-2, 6-6 (5-4) edge against Rodrigo Beires at No. 6 singles when the match was clinched.
- Southern New Hampshire, which has won nine-in-a-row, earns its sixth NE10 title (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).
- SNHU, which improves to 20-11 all-time in the NE10 Championship, was playing in its ninth NE10 title match, including second straight. The Penmen lost at Le Moyne, 4-3, in last season's championship tilt.
- Nadeau was named the NE10 Championship Most Outstanding Player and was joined on the NE10 All-Championship Team by Berling and Roeder.
- The SNHU women's tennis team also captured the NE10 title in the fall, marking just the third time in the league's history under the current format (since 1999-00) that the same institution has won the men's and women's championships in the same calendar year (Bryant University, 2008; Stonehill College, 2009).
- SNHU leads the all-time series with Le Moyne, 17-5, and has won seven of the last nine meetings. The Penmen snapped a two-match skid against the Dolphins, as well as Le Moyne's larger 21-NE10-match winning streak, with a 4-3 regular-season victory at home April 12.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen will await their seeding for the NCAA Championship. The NCAA Selection Show airs Monday (April 24) at 8 p.m. on NCAA.com.
- Recap provided by SNHU athletic communications -
Elite 24 Award:
Kacper Piekarek, Le Moyne
All-Championship Team
Cade Nadeau, SNHU *
Jonathan Berling, SNHU
Phillipp Roeder, SNHU
Peter Hatton, Le Moyne
Tom Jarry, Le Moyne
Salomon Arce Lema, Adelphi
Josh Weiss, Saint Michael's
*Most Outstanding Player
NE10 Men's Tennis Championship
Tuesday, April 18th
First Round
Match 1: #4 Saint Michael's 4, #5 Bentley 3
Thursday, April 20th
Semifinals
Match 2: #1 Le Moyne 4, #4 Saint Michael's 0
Match 3: #3 SNHU 4, #2 Adelphi 1
Sunday, April 23rd
Championship at Highest Remaining Seed
Match 4: #3 SNHU 4, #1 Le Moyne 2
ABOUT THE NE10
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Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
