Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The powerhouse Southern New Hampshire Men's Tennis Team defeated the Roberts men's tennis team 7-0 in a match played at Midtown Athletic Club in Rochester.
 
"SNHU is the premier tennis program in the East Region and they showed us why in this match," said head coach Tom Linhart. "We competed well in the doubles, but were a bit over matched in singles."
 
The doubles portion of the match saw two of the top teams in the East Region go head to head.  Guido Janssen and Boyd Blackburn of Roberts took on Willem and Bas Van Biezen of SNHU.  The brothers from the Netherlands were ranked No. 2 in East and the RWC duo was ranked No. 4.  The SNHU duo prevailed 6-4.  At second doubles, Tim Nacca and Matthew Forrest of RWC, fell 7-5 at second doubles, and SNHU completed the doubles sweep with a 6-2 win at third doubles.
 
SNHU swept the singles matches.  Freshman Matthew Forrest had a competitive match at 4^th singles, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Bas Van Biezen. Senior Andrew Freeman made a run at 6^th singles, falling to Miguel Marreiros 6-2, 6-4.
 
The 1-2 Redhawks are next in action next week.  They host Houghton College on Tuesday October 16, and then travel to Syracuse to take on Le Moyne College on Wednesday October 17^th.