FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. – In the Merrimack College men's tennis team's fifth 4-3 contest of the season, the Warriors suffered a slim loss against St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon in Northeast Conference (NEC) action. Merrimack's NEC record sits at 1-1 after the match while St. Francis improved to 2-1.
The match was played in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. at the USTA National Tennis Center – the annual site of the U.S. Open.
The Basics
Score: St. Francis Brooklyn 4,
Merrimack 3
Records: Merrimack (3-7, 1-1 NEC) | St. Francis Brooklyn (2-1, 2-1 NEC)
Location: Flushing Meadows, N.Y. | USTA National Tennis Center
Rapid Recap
- In what proved to be a pivotal doubles point, the Terriers emerged with a 1-0 lead after doubles. All three flights were close matches. No. 3 doubles saw junior Andre Singer and sophomore Pedro de Godoy Mancini play 12 games in a 7-5 loss against St. Francis' third pairing. The hosts won by a 6-4 margin at the second flight, and a 6-3 score at first doubles to claim the overall doubles point
- The two squads split the six singles flights, with two of the six matches lasting three sets. Merrimack won two-set matches at the top-two flights to get back into the match. Freshman Jan Semerak prevailed in his opener, 6-3, before winning his second set in a tiebreak, 7-6 (6), to complete the sweep at the top flight. Classmate Aryaan Bhatia followed suit with a two-set win of his own at second singles, 6-4 and 6-3, as the rookie duo garnered Merrimack two points
- St. Francis also won two-set matches at fifth and sixth singles, however, bringing the contest down to the middle flights
- As he has done all spring, Singer battled valiantly at the fourth flight. After losing his first set, the third-year Warrior won his second set, 6-3, to force a deciding frame, which he won by a 6-4 margin. Junior Jonathan Garcia attempted to do the same thing at No. 3. The Dublin, Ireland native won his second set, 6-4, to force a third game, but his opposition prevailed to give the Terriers the match
Up Next
Merrimack remains on the road to continue NEC play tomorrow afternoon when the Warriors battle Fairleigh Dickinson at 2 p.m. in Teaneck, N.J.
