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HAVERHILL, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's tennis team played its first dual match of the spring season on Saturday afternoon against Boston University, hosting the Terriers in a non-conference contest at Cedardale Health & Fitness. The visitors prevailed by a 7-0 margin.
The Basics
Score: Boston University 7,
Merrimack 0
Records: Merrimack (0-1, 0-0 NEC) | Boston University (1-0, 0-0 PL)
Location: Haverhill, Mass. | Cedardale Health & Fitness
Rapid Recap
- Merrimack's freshmen duo of Jan Semerak and Aryaan Bhatia debuted at the collegiate level as the Warriors' top doubles pairing. The duo played a 10-game affair with BU's top pair, but fell by a 6-4 margin. Third doubles also went to BU, 6-2. Second doubles was the closest match of the three, with juniors Conrad Koch and Alec Mackay Rodriguez falling a game within forcing a tiebreak. BU won, however, 7-5
- In singles, Semerak and Bhatia also played at the top spots, at the first and second flights, respectively. Bhatia was forced to retire, and BU won at first singles in two sets
- After not playing during doubles, junior Andre Singer played at No. 3 singles, falling in two (6-4, 6-3). Flights No. 4-6 also went in favor of Boston University, where Koch, junior Hassan El Alami and Mackay Rodriguez all played for the Warriors
Up Next
Merrimack and BU play once more back at Cedardale tomorrow at 1 p.m.
