Links: 2018-19 Schedule
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's tennis program unveiled the remainder of its 2018-19 schedule on Monday, revealing its 2019 slate that includes a trip over spring break to Florida as well as matches against Division I opponents and some of the top regional competition in Division II.
Merrimack enters the spring with a 2-2 overall record after a handful of fall dual matches. Last season, the Warriors accumulated 14 wins – the most for the program in three years – and reached the Northeast-10 Conference Championship match. Merrimack marched on to the NCAA Tournament for the 11
th straight season, extending the region's second longest streak of consecutive East Regional berths.
"We are looking forward to a challenging Spring schedule. In addition to our conference schedule, we cherish the opportunity to play Queens and NYIT, two of the perennial strongest teams in our region," stated head coach
Alex Loyer. "Division 1 Bryant and St. Joseph's are great teams for us to play in anticipation of our move to Division 1 next year. Getting the opportunity to travel to Florida to train and play strong competition is another highlight. Our team trained hard through the fall semester and winter break and will be ready to compete at a high level when our Spring season starts!"
Future Northeast Conference rival Bryant University kicks off the spring slate on Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Cumberland, R.I. The Warriors will then enjoy a couple of weeks off before returning to action the first weekend of March, facing regional competition on the road in NYIT (March 2) and Saint Thomas Aquinas (March 3). Merrimack's spring break trip follow, with the Warriors playing three matches in Orlando and one at Florida Tech. The Warriors play a pair of matches Tuesday, March 12, against Trinity University (Texas) and Millersville followed by visiting Florida Tech (March 13) and facing Division I Saint Joseph's (March 14).
Merrimack returns to the region and resumes its NE10 schedule Tuesday, March 26, at Bentley (3 p.m.). The Warriors' first home matches of the spring follow as the Warriors host Saint Michael's (March 30), Queens College (March 31) and Stonehill (April 3). Queens is the lone team in the region with a longer-running NCAA Tournament streak than Merrimack. Merrimack will then visit Nichols (April 7) for its final non-conference game of the year.
The final five matches of the year starts with back-to-back road matches at Franklin Pierce (April 9) and Assumption (April 13). The Warriors then host Le Moyne (April 14) and travel to Adelphi (April 17) before the program's regular season finale against SNHU (April 20) from North Andover High School. That match marks a rematch of the last two NE10 Championship matches.
The NE10 Championship begins on Tuesday, April 30, with the quarterfinal round. The NE10 Semifinals are slated for Thursday, May 2, with the Championship match set for Saturday, May 2.
