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MIDDLETON, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's tennis team shutout Stonehill College for the second time this season, 4-0, on Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinals, defeating the Skyhawks in an indoors match played at the Northeast Tennis Center in Middleton, Mass.
The third-seeded Warriors advanced to the conference semifinals for the 12
th consecutive season and 12
th time in program history, and will face Bentley University at 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon in Waltham, Mass. The Warriors are fighting towards their third consecutive trip to the conference championship match, which would be the ninth trip to the league finals in school history.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 4, Stonehill 0
Records: Merrimack (16-8) | Stonehill (12-10)
Location: Middleton, Mass. | Northeast Tennis Center
2019 NE10 Championship Schedule
Tuesday, April 30th (First Round)
Match 1:#3 Merrimack def. #6 Stonehill, 4-0
Match 2: #4 Le Moyne def. #5 Franklin Pierce, 4-1
Thursday, May 2nd (Semifinals)
Match 3: #3 Merrimack at #2 Bentley, 2:00 pm *
Match 4: #4 Le Moyne at #1 Southern New Hampshire, 2:00 pm *
*Please note that 2pm is listed time for outdoor play; should matches be moved inside due to inclement weather, times may change.
Saturday, May 4th (Championship at Highest Remaining Seed)
Match 5: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner TBD at Higher Seed
Results
Doubles
Singles
1.
Denis Davydov (MERM) def. Trent Newman (STO) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
2.
Jonathan Garcia (MERM) vs. Samuel Miller (STO) 6-2, 5-7, 5-4, unfinished
3.
Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Russell White (STO) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-3
4.
Conrad Koch (MERM) vs. Vincent Huynh (STO) 3-6, 3-1, unfinished
5. A. Mackay Rodriguez (MERM) vs. Juan Riano Rojas (STO) unfinished
6.
Andre Singer (MERM) def. Aaron Diamond (STO) 6-4, 6-3
Rapid Recap
- The three doubles flights as well as sixth singles kicked off postseason play on Tuesday. The Warriors' second doubles tandem of junior Alex Fedorov and freshman Jonathan Garcia started well for the hosts, picking up a 6-1 triumph. Third doubles finished next, with the rookie duo of freshman Alec Mackay Rodriguez and freshman Marshall Wood outlasting Stonehill's third pairing, 6-4, to get Merrimack the doubles point
- Freshman Andre Singer won four of the first five games he played in his opening set at No. 6 before winning his opener, 6-4. He then put an exclamation point on his victory with a loud fore-hand winner to clinch his second set, 6-3, and make it a 2-0 contest
- After needing a tiebreak to win his first set, junior Denis Davydov proceeded to win his second set by a two-game margin, 6-4, to move the Warriors within one point of victory. Fedorov promptly clinched the tilt, recovering from a second-set loss to win third singles in three, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3, to send Merrimack on to the semifinals
Up Next
The Warriors advance to the conference semifinals and face second-seeded Bentley out in Waltham, Mass. The contest is set to start at 2 p.m., and with a victory, Merrimack will advance to its third straight NE10 Championship match.
