Men's Tennis Prevails at Chestnut Hill, 7-2
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.- The Merrimack men's tennis
team defeated Chestnut Hill 7-2, Friday afternoon. The Warriors
move to 2-0 on the year while the Griffins fall to 1-1.
Merrimack rolled through doubles play, sweeping all three
matches. Sean Pahler (Rumson, N.J.) and
Petar Golijanin (Novi Sad, Serbia) dropped
one game en route to an 8-1 win at the No. 2 doubles slot. The duo
of Tim McHugh (Edgartown, Mass.) and
Liam Hoare (West Newbury, Mass.) cruised to
an 8-3 victory at the third doubles position. In the No. 1 doubles
spot, Max Eppley (Malaga, Spain) and
Rishi Rajpal (New Delhi, India) pulled out an 8-6
win to cap off the pairs action.
Eppley downed Chestnut Hill's Juan Farah, 6-3, 6-2 at the second
singles slot. Golijanin won with ease at the No. 3 spot, downing
Pat Joson 6-0, 6-3. Pahler scored a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the fourth
singles position. McHugh rounded out Merrimack's points on the day
with a 6-3, 7-5 win at the No. 6 slot.
The Warriors take to the courts next at the ITA Regional
tournament, being held at Chestnut Hill. The event begins September
18 and wraps up on September 19.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Eppley/Rajpal (MC) def. Joson/Guiterrez (CHC) 8-6
2. Pahler/Golijanin (MC) def. Farah Twyman (CHC) 8-1
3. Hoare/McHugh (MC) def. Cencerios/Solema (CHC) 8-3
Singles
1. Guiterrez (CHC) def. Rajpal (MC) 6-3, 6-3
2. Eppley (MC) def. Farah (CHC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Golijanin (MC) def. Joson (CHC) 6-0, 6-3
4. Pahler (MC) def. Cencerios (CHC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Twyman (CHC) def. Hoare (MC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
6. McHugh (MC) def. Solema (CHC) 6-3, 7-5
