Junior Aaron Bergeron posted the lone Stonehill point with a straight sets win at No. 4 singles. |
Penmen rally to sweep doubles matches on way to first men's championship appearance
Southern New Hampshire (12-5, 10-1 NE-10) advances to Saturday's championship match for the first time in program history and will host third-seeded and defending champion Bentley University at 3 p.m. Stonehill (13-8, 7-4 NE-10) awaits word on a potential NCAA Tournament bid to be announced on Tuesday.
Freshmen Juan Arango-Campo (Armenia Quindo, Columbia) and Alex Mukdaprakorn (Hartford, Conn./Rocky Hill) were both double-winners to lead Southern New Hampshire to the win. The duo breezed to an 8-1 win at first doubles over Stonehill senior Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) and freshman Nick Hyzak (Guilford, Conn./Guilford). Arango-Campo also posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Stonehill senior Jonathan Burke (Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown) at No. 2 singles, before Mukdaprakorn clinched the win with a 6-2, 6-1 win over sophomore Chris Martin (Darien, Conn./Darien) at No. 3
Junior Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) picked up the lone point of the match for Stonehill with a 6-0, 6-4 win over SNHU sophomore Jared Wright (Norwell, Mass./Norwell) at No. 4 singles.
While Arango-Campo and Mukdaprakorn cruised at the top doubles position, second and third doubles were back-and-forth tight affairs. Wright and sophomore Mitchell Dobek (Westfield, Mass./Saint Mary) rallied for a 9-7 win over Bergeron and Martin at No. 2. Junior John Niland (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) and sophomore Tim Hamilton (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet) edged Burke and freshman Brett Armstrong (Manville, R.I./Mount Saint Charles Academy) at third doubles.
1. Mitchell Dobek (SNH) vs. Tim Fayed (STO) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished |
2. Juan Arango-Campo (SNH) def. Jonathan Burke (STO) 6-0, 6-1 |
3. Alex Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Chris Martin (STO) 6-2, 6-1 |
4. Aaron Bergeron (STO) def. Jared Wright (SNH) 6-0, 6-4 |
5. Tim Hamilton (SNH) vs. Nicholas Hyzak (STO) 0-0, unfinished |
6. Brett Armstrong (STO) vs. John Niland (SNH) no result |
Doubles
1. Arango-Campo/Mukdaprakorn (SNH) def. Fayed/Hyzak (STO) 8-1 |
2. Dobek/Wright (SNH) def. Bergeron/Martin (STO) 9-7 |
3. Niland/Hamilton (SNH) def. Burke/Armstrong (STO) 8-6 |