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WENHAM, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's tennis program played in its final match of the fall on Thursday evening, defeating Gordon College, 6-3, from the Brigham Athletic Complex behind a 5-1 effort at singles.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 6, Gordon 3
Records: Merrimack (1-0) | Gordon (1-2)
Location: Brigham Athletic Complex | Wenham, Mass.
Results
Doubles
1. Mason Casady/Nathan Lookwhy (GC) def.
Frank Vega/
Alex Fedorov (MERM) 8-4
2.
Mikhail Belov/
Paul Weidinger (MERM) def. Jonathan Frink/Peter Godwin (GC) 8-3
3. Michael D'Antuono/Kristopher Marineau (GC) def. No player/No player (MERM), by default
Singles
| 1. Frank Vega (MERM) def. Mason Casady (GC) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2. Mikhail Belov (MERM) def. Nathan Lookwhy (GC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3. Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Jonathan Frink (GC) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 4. Alex Slobin (MERM) def. Michael D'Antuono (GC) 6-1, 7-6 |
| 5. Paul Weidinger (MERM) def. Will Jeffreys (GC) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Peter Godwin (GC) def. No player (MERM), by default |
Rapid Recap (Doubles)
- Gordon took a 2-1 lead into singles play. The Scots won the third flight by default before besting the duo of senior Frank Vega (Lima, Peru) and junior Alex Fedorov (Guilderland, N.Y.) at No. 1, 8-4
- The Warriors salvaged one doubles point at No. 2, where senior Mikhail Belov (Krasnoarmeyskoy, Russia) and sophomore Paul Weidinger (Leipzig, Germany) prevailed by five games, 8-3
Rapid Recap (Singles)
- Outside of the match at No. 6 which went to the Scots by default, Merrimack won every other singles match in straight sets
- Vega only dropped three combined games at No. 1 (6-2, 6-1). Belov posted a resounding 6-0, 6-0 victory at second singles for the Warriors' second points
- Fedorov clinched his match with a 6-0 blanking at No. 3, while Weidinger collected a 2-0 effort on the day with his singles triumph. After not playing during doubles, junior Alex Slobin (Fairfield, Conn.) won in straight sets, 6-1 and 7-6, to take Merrimack's sixth point
