Fedorov Shines in Blanking over Saint Anselm, 9-0, for Men’s Tennis Saturday

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MIDDLETON, Mass. – Junior Alex Fedorov became the second fastest player to 50 career wins in program history on Saturday evening, highlighting a 9-0 Northeast-10 Conference victory for the Merrimack College men's tennis program from the Northeast Tennis Center over Saint Anselm.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 9, Saint Anselm 0
Records: Merrimack (7-4, 3-0 NE10) | Saint Anselm (1-10, 0-4 NE10)
Location: Northeast Tennis Center | Middleton, Mass.

Results
Doubles

1. Mikhail Belov/Tyler Clontz (MERM) def. Eric Howes/Kyle Harris (STA) 8-2 2. Alex Fedorov/Denis Davydov (MERM) def. Brian Kavanagh/Adam Weinstein (STA) 8-1 3. Paul Weidinger/Frank Vega (MERM) def. Benji Page/Daniel Kmetz (STA) 8-0

Singles

1. Mikhail Belov (MERM) def. Eric Howes (STA) 6-1, 6-0 2. Denis Davydov (MERM) def. Adam Weinstein (STA) 6-2, 6-3 3. Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Brian Kavanagh (STA) 6-1, 6-0 4. Frank Vega (MERM) def. Daniel Kmetz (STA) 6-0, 6-0 5. Tyler Clontz (MERM) def. Kyle Harris (STA) 8-4 6. Paul Weidinger (MERM) def. Benji Page (STA) 9-8

Rapid Recap

• Merrimack swept the doubles lineup swiftly, with no contest lasting more than 10 games. Fedorov won at the second flight, 8-1, combining with sophomore Denis Davydov to reach the 50-win milestone
• Flights No. 1-4 singles all resulted in two-set matches. Fedorov won at third singles, 6-1 and 6-0, to record his 51^st career win. Senior Mikhail Belov won at the top flight, losing just one game, and classmate Frank Vega notched a complete blanking (6-0, 6-0) at fourth singles
• Junior Tyler Clontz and sophomore Paul Weidinger won one-set tilts at fifth and sixth singles, respectively, to round out the singles sweep

Up Next:
Merrimack plays one more match before heading to California for spring break, hosting Bentley University at Bass River Tennis Club in Beverly, Mass. The Warriors and Falcons are set to commence action at 12 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.