Men’s Tennis Blanks Salem State, 9-0

SALEM, Mass. – The Endicott men’s tennis team shut out Salem State University, 9-0, on Wednesday evening in non-conference action at the Central Campus Tennis Courts.

Team Stats

Endicott

Salem State University

Score

Doubles

Eric Pierce / Keaton McCleary def. John Didonato / Conner Erickson 8-4
Nicholas Eherts / Sean McAndrews def. Chen Chen / David Dluznieski 8-1
Matthew Doherty / Anthony Rinaldi def. Kevin Lam / Luke Hodgkins 8-6

Singles

Chris Kirkpatrick def. John Didonato 6-0 , 6-3
Michael Dolph def. Conner Erickson 6-2 , 6-0
Eric Pierce def. Chen Chen 6-1 , 6-0
Keaton McCleary def. Kevin Lam 7-5 , 6-1
Sam Salvas def. Luke Hodgkins 6-0 , 6-0
Ozan Cermik def. David Dluznieski 6-4 , 6-2

March 24, 2016

SALEM, Mass. – The Endicott men's tennis team shut out Salem State University, 9-0, on Thursday evening in non-conference action at the Central Campus Tennis Courts.

Nicholas Eherts (New Milford, Conn.) and Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) opened up the match with an 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles, before the Gulls' No. 1 and No. 3 pairings earned hard-fought victories in their respective slots to lock up a 3-0 advantage headed into singles play.

Eric Pierce (Barrington, R.I.) and Keaton McCleary (Newtown, Conn.) claimed an 8-4 win at No. 1 and Matthew Doherty (Plymouth, Mass.) and Anthony Rinaldi (Attleboro Falls, Mass.) turned in a close 8-6 triumph at No. 3 to round out the doubles highlights.

In singles action, Pierce cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the No. 3 slot to push Endicott's lead to 4-0, while Christopher Kirkpatrick (Newburyport, Mass.) locked up the match at the No. 1 position with a swift 6-0, 6-3 win.

Sam Salvas (Stowe, Vt.) followed with a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 5, and McCleary notched a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 4 to grab a 7-0 advantage. Michael Dolph (Stratford, Conn.) and Ozan Cermik (Cumberland, R.I.) concluded the non-conference match for the Gulls with wins at the No. 2 (6-2, 6-0) and No. 6 (6-4, 6-2) positions, respectively.

TOP QUOTE

"It's always good to get a win over a local rival," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. "We feel like we are in a good place to open up conference play next week against Wentworth this coming Tuesday."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Cermik picked up his first singles victory of the season today.
Dolph improved to 9-2 overall in singles play.
The No. 3 doubles pairing of Doherty/Rinaldi earned their first win of the season.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (5-5) takes on Wentworth on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. on the campus of Regis College. Salem State (0-1) visits Gordon College next Tuesday at 4 p.m.

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