Men’s Tennis Maintains Undefeated NE10 Record; Warriors Surge Past Bentley, 6-3

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BEVERLY, Mass. – Playing the singles venue first due to court availability, the Merrimack College men's tennis team took a 4-2 lead into the doubles portion, and proceeded to claim the first two flights to down Bentley University, 6-3, from the Bass River Tennis Club on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, the Warriors captured their third straight win and improved to 4-0 in Northeast-10 Conference play.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 6, Bentley 3
Records: Merrimack (8-4, 4-0 NE10) | Bentley (9-6, 1-2 NE10)
Location: Bass River Tennis Club | Beverly, Mass.

Results
Doubles

1. Mikhail Belov/Tyler Clontz (MERM) def. Brendan McCarthy/George Samander (BEN) 9-7 2. Denis Davydov/Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Dylan Granat/Daniel Weitz (BEN) 8-2 3. Michael Fuca/Brett Gilman (BEN) def. Frank Vega/Paul Weidinger (MERM) 8-5

Singles

1. Mikhail Belov (MERM) def. Brendan McCarthy (BEN) 6-4, 6-4 2. Denis Davydov (MERM) def. George Samander (BEN) 7-5, 6-3 3. Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Dylan Granat (BEN) 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 4. Frank Vega (MERM) def. Daniel Weitz (BEN) 6-3, 6-2 5. Michael Fuca (BEN) def. Tyler Clontz (MERM) 6-4, 6-4 6. Connor Aulson (BEN) def. Paul Weidinger (MERM) 6-3, 7-5

Rapid Recap

• The Warriors utilized the same lineup in their previous two victories, and saw senior Mikhail Belov, sophomore Denis Davydov and senior Frank Vega earn sweeps at first, second and fourth singles, respectively
• Junior Alex Fedorov posted a three-set win at third singles, guaranteeing a Merrimack lead entering doubles. Fedorov recovered from a first-set defeat, winning the middle from in a tiebreak (7-1) before a convincing 6-1 triumph in the third set
• The top doubles pairing of Belov and junior Tyler Clontz clinched the victory, winning by a 9-7 margin. Davydov and Fedorov claimed an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles for the Navy and Gold's sixth and final point
• Fedorov boasts a perfect 8-0 NE10 record through four league matches, while the senior tandem of Belov and Vega are both perfect in singles play (4-0)

Up Next:
Merrimack will have the remainder of the week off as the Warriors prep for their spring break trek to California where the Navy and Gold have four matches on tap beginning with Middlebury College on Monday at 12 p.m. in Los Angeles.