Charland, DeVita Post Wins In Both Singles And Doubles Play As Men's Tennis Notches Seventh Victory Of Season With 7-2 Northeast-10 Dual-Match Triumph At Southern New Hampshire

April 10, 2005

STONEHILL MEN’S TENNIS

Sunday, April 10, 2005

SNHU Courts, Manchester, N.H.

FINAL: STONEHILL 7, SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 2

Singles Results

1 Matt Grabala (STO) def. Pedro DePaula (SNH) 6-2, 6-4

2 Mike Pelaggi (STO) def. Brian Hashem (SNH) 6-1, 6-1

3 Kevin Cullen (SNH) def. John McGaffigan (STO) 7-5, 6-0

4 Kevin Charland (STO) def. Nicolai Padoan (SNH) 6-4, 6-2

5 Andy DeVita (STO) def. Chris Bui (SNH) 6-1, 6-2

6 Eric Anderson (STO) def. Patrick Dias (SNH) 2-6, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles Results

1 DePaula/Hashem (SNH) def. Grabala/Pelaggi (STO) 8-6

2 McGaffigan/Charland (STO) def. Cullen/Padoan (SNH) 8-5

3 DeVita/Al Santosuosso (STO) def. Bui/Dias (SNH) 8-1

Records Stonehill 7-3 (7-3 Northeast-10)

Southern New Hampshire 3-5 (3-5 Northeast-10)

MANCHESTER, N.H.-- The Stonehill men’s tennis team picked up its seventh win in 10 decisions this season on Sunday afternoon by posting a 7-2 Northeast-10 Conference dual-match victory over Southern New Hampshire on the SNHU Courts.

Senior Kevin Charland (North Scituate, R.I.) and sophomore Andy DeVita (Milford, Mass.) were winners in both singles and doubles play on the day for the visiting Chieftains (7-3, 7-3 Northeast-10), as DeVita teamed with sophomore Al Santosuosso (Reading, Mass.) for an 8-1 win at the number three doubles spot. Junior Mike Pelaggi (Dedham, Mass.), sophomore Matt Grabala (Bristol, Conn.) and freshman Eric Anderson (Marlborough, Conn.) also claimed singles victories on the day for Stonehill, as Anderson won his match at the number six spot in three sets.

Sophomore Kevin Cullen (Medway, Mass.) posted the lone singles triumph of the afternoon for the host Penmen (3-5, 3-5 Northeast-10), as junior Brian Hashem (Auburn, N.H.) and sophomore Pedro DePaula (Rolandia, Brazil) teamed up for an 8-6 win at the number one spot for Southern New Hampshire in its setback.

Stonehill travels to Rindge, N.H. on Wednesday afternoon to take on Franklin Pierce in a Northeast-10 dual-match that begins at 3:30 p.m., while Southern New Hampshire hosts Bentley in a Northeast-10 outing on Tuesday afternoon on the SNHU Courts that begins at 4:00 p.m.