NEW LONDON, N.H. - September 8, 2016 - The Colby-Sawyer College men's tennis team began its 2016-17 season with a 9-0 loss to a tough Division II Southern New Hampshire University squad.

The Chargers will resume their fall portion of the schedule on Sunday at Nichols in a rematch of last year's NCAA First Round. Southern New Hampshire, which won the Northeast-10 championship last year and has reached the NCAA Tournament five of the past six seasons, go to 1-0. 

The No. 1 doubles team of Gustav Jigrup and Andrew Peloquin fought hard against Miguel Marreiros and Tiago Fernandes, but fell 8-4. The Penmen also got an 8-4 win at No. 3 against a gritty performance from Colby-Sawyer's Ryan Sawyer and Will Triebel. 

In singles action, Alex Wright battled Ricardo Marreiros for the closest result of the afternoon. Wright pushed his opponent to the brink in the first set but fell 7-5, before dropping the second 6-2.  

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So. New Hampshire 9, Colby-Sawyer 0
09/08/16 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Ricardo Marreiros (SNH) def. Alex Wright (CSCM1617) 7-5, 6-2

2. Tiago Fernandes (SNH) def. Gustav Jigrup (CSCM1617) 6-2, 6-3

3. Miguel Marreiros (SNH) def. Ryan Sawyer (CSCM1617) 6-3, 6-1

4. Xavier Aubron (SNH) def. Andrew Peloquin (CSCM1617) 6-2, 6-0

5. Bas Van Biezen (SNH) def. Ross Kenney (CSCM1617) 6-1, 6-0

6. Jeremy Reichentahl (SNH) def. Matt Burke (CSCM1617) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Miguel Marreiros/Tiago Fernandes (SNH) def. Gustav Jigrup/Andrew Peloquin (CSCM1617) 8-4

2. Xavier Aubron/Bas Van Biezen (SNH) def. Alex Wright/Ross Kenney (CSCM1617) 8-0

3. Jeremy Reichentahl/Ricardo Marreiros (SNH) def. Ryan Sawyer/Will Triebel (CSCM1617) 8-4

Match Notes

So. New Hampshire 1-0

Colby-Sawyer 0-1

T-2:45 A-25