Men’s Tennis Records Fifth NE10 Shutout in Six Tries, 7-0, at Adelphi Wednesday

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. –  For the fifth time overall in the 2018-19 season and fourth time during the program's current seven-match winning streak, the Merrimack College men's tennis team won by way of the shutout in league action, 7-0, on Wednesday afternoon at Adelphi University in Northeast-10 Conference play. Including the triumph over the Panthers, five of the Warriors' six league wins this season have won without dropping a single point.

Merrimack now shifts its attention to Saturday's showdown with fellow undefeated Southern New Hampshire in a rematch of last season's NE10 Championship match. Both the Warriors and Penmen were ranked in Wednesday's first NCAA Division II East Regional ranking; SNHU was ranked second in the eight-team poll while the Warriors arrived in fourth.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 7, Adelphi 0
Records: Merrimack (14-6, 6-0 NE10) | Adelphi (3-9, 3-5 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y. | Adelphi Tennis Courts    

Results
Doubles

	1. Denis Davydov/Conrad Koch (MERM) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc /Connor Dove (ADE) 6-4
	2. Jonathan Garcia/Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Luke Attride-Stirling/David Robres de Veciana (ADE) 6-1
	3. A. Mackay Rodriguez/Marshall Wood (MERM) def. Ilya Kalabukhau/Finn Krause (ADE) 6-2

Singles

	1. Denis Davydov (MERM) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-2, 6-4
	2. Jonathan Garcia (MERM) def. Luke Attride-Stirling (ADE) 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-4
	3. Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. David Robres de Veciana (ADE) 6-4, 6-2
	4. Conrad Koch (MERM) def. Ilya Kalabukhau (ADE) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
	5. A. Mackay Rodriguez (MERM) def. Volodymyr Petrushevskyi (ADE) 6-2, 6-1
	6. Andre Singer (MERM) def. Finn Krause (ADE) 6-1, 3-6, 10-5

Rapid Recap

• Merrimack swept doubles with ease. The second flight finished first as junior Alex Fedorov and freshman Jonathan Garcia dispatching their opposition, 6-1. Third doubles ended shortly thereafter with freshmen Alec Mackay Rodriguez and Marshall Wood completing a 6-2 victory. The Warriors' top duo of junior Denis Davydov and freshman Conrad Koch notched the sweep with a 6-4 triumph
• Wins at first, third and fourth singles clinched the match for Merrimack. Davydov's match at the top flight ended first (6-2, 6-4) with the junior extending his winning streak to seven matches and improving his singles dual match against DII foes to 12-0. Fedorov dispatched his opponent next, winning by opposite set scores as Davydov (6-4, 6-2). Koch then clinched the match at No. 4, winning his match in three sets (6-2, 2-6, 6-0)
• Garcia outlasted his opponent at second singles, winning a back-and-forth contest. The Dublin, Ireland native won his first set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), and then claimed a six-point win in his 10-point tiebreaker, 10-4. Mackay Rodriguez won at fifth singles easily, 6-2 and 6-1, while freshman Andre Singer also won a three-set tilt at No. 6, 6-1, 3-6 and 10-5

Up Next
In a battle of the last two remaining undefeated teams in the NE10, Merrimack hosts Southern New Hampshire in its final home match of the regular season on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.