CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Junior
Andre Singer continued his strong season with a straight-sets (6-4, 6-4) victory at fifth singles on Saturday, leading the Merrimack College men's tennis team against Boston College. The Eagles went on to win the non-conference match against the Warriors from the Margot Connell Recreation Center, 6-1.
The Basics
Score: Boston College 6,
Merrimack 1
Records: Merrimack (2-5) | Boston College (1-6)
Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Margot Connell Recreation Center
Rapid Recap
- Boston College won at first and third doubles to take the overall doubles points. Juniors Jonathan Garcia and Alec Mackay Rodriguez held a 4-2 lead at the second flight, but the match went unfinished
- Merrimack battled its ACC foes tightly in singles. Singer's win came at the fifth flight as the junior improved to 2-0 this season when playing at fifth singles. He won both of his sets by 6-4 margins
- The top-two flights each went three sets. Freshman Jan Semerak won his first set against BC's top option, 6-4, but the Eagles' No. 1 player prevailed in the next two sets to win the flight. Classmate Aryaan Bhatia forced a third set at No. 2 with a 7-6 (3) win in his second set, but a closely contested 10-point tiebreaker went in BC's favor, 15-13
- Garcia (No. 3), Rodriguez (No. 4) and junior Conrad Koch (No. 6) rounded out Merrimack's singles lineup
SINGLES
1.
Sean Mullins (BC) def.
Jan Semerak (MER) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
2.
Max Motlagh (BC) def.
Aryaan Bhatia (MER) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0
3.
Max Mendelsohn (BC) def.
Jonathan Garcia (MER) 7-5, 6-2
4.
Shreekar Eedara (BC) def.
Alec Mackay Rodriguez (MER) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Andre Singer (MER) def.
Mason Fung (BC) 6-4, 6-4
6.
Will Kasten (BC) def.
Conrad Koch (MER) 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
1.
Max Motlagh/
Sean Mullins (BC) def.
Aryaan Bhatia/
Conrad Koch (MER) 6-1
2.
Jonathan Garcia/
Alec Mackay Rodriguez (MER) vs.
Shreekar Eedara/
Mason Fung (BC) 4-1, unfinished
3.
Santiago Montufar/
Max Mendelsohn (BC) def.
Jan Semerak/
Pedro de Godoy Mancini (MER) 6-2
Up Next
Merrimack visits Trinity College on Wednesday for a 3 p.m. match in Hartford, Conn.
