Men's Tennis Suffers 6-1 Loss at Non-Conference Foe Colgate Sunday
HAMILTON, NY- The Merrimack men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision at Colgate Sunday afternoon in non-conference action. The Warriors slip to 4-2 overall and the Raiders rise to 5-3 on the season.
Chris Barnhart (Longmeadow, MA) and Vince Bellino (Amesbury, MA) picked up Merrimack's lone double victory of the afternoon. The duo prevailed with an 8-2 result at the No. 3 position. Petar Golijanin (Novi Sad, Serbia) and Chris Toegemann (Narragansett, RI) were edged 7-3 in a tiebreaker at the second slot. Max Eppley (Malaga, Spain) and Sean Pahler (Rumson, NJ) endured an 8-2 loss at the top doubles spot.
Pahler claimed the Warriors' only point in the match with a win at the No. 4 singles position. At the second singles spot, Golijanin rebounded from dropping the first set 6-4 to take the second 7-4 in a tiebreaker. Golijanin suffered a 6-0 loss in the decisive third set.
"We battled today against a really good team. We were close in some matches which shows our determination," said head coach Sean Tully. "Today's match will prepare us for the upcoming matches against quality opponents."
Merrimack returns to the courts March 11 for a Northeast-10 match at Saint Anselm.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Goldstein/Lemis (COL) def. Eppley/Pahler (MER) 8-2
2. Gensburg/Spellberg (COL) def. Golijanin/Toegemann (MER) 9-8 (3)
3. Barnhart/Bellino (MER) def. Berkowitz/Jewett (COL) 8-2
Singles
1. Gensburg (COL) def. Eppley (MER) 6-0, 6-1
2. Goldstein (COL) def. Golijanin (MER) 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0
3. Spellberg (COL) def. Bellino (MER) 6-1, 6-3
4. Pahler (MER) def. Feville (COL) 6-3, 6-2
5. Pleatt (COL) def. Barnhart (MER) 6-2, 6-1
6. Beam (COL) def. Toegemann (MER) 6-0, 6-0
