2009 Northeast-10 Men's Tennis Championship
Wednesday, April
22
Quarterfinals
Match 1: #1 Stonehill 5, #8 Assumption 0
Match 2: #2 Merrimack 5, #7 Saint Anselm 0
Match 3: #3 Bentey 5, #6 Le Moyne 2
Match 4: #5 So. New Hampshire 5, #4 Saint Michael's 2
Friday, April 24
Semifinals
Hosted by the higher seed
Match 5: #1 Stonehill 5, #3 So. New Hampshire 0
Match 6: #2 Merrimack 5, #3 Bentley 1
Sunday, April 26
Championship Final
Hosted By Stonehill College
Match 7: #1 Stonehill 5, #2 Merrimack 3
Stonehill and Merrimack To Face Off In Northeast-10 Men's Tennis Championship Final
South Easton, Mass. - Stonehill College and Merrimack College will
face each other in the Northeast-10 Men's Tennis Championship Final
after coming away with semifinal victories Friday afternoon.
The Skyhawks defeated fifth-seeded Southern New Hampshire by the
score of 5-0, while the Warriors were victorious over third-seeded
Bentley University 5-1. Stonehill and Merrimack will meet 3:30 p.m.
on Sunday, April 26 in the Northeast-10 Championship match.
#1 Stonehill 5, #5 Southern New Hampshire 0
Top seeded Stonehill came away with a quick 5-0 win over #5
Southern New Hampshire to advance to the championship finals for
the second straight season. The Skyhawks began the afternoon with
three straight double victories as No. 1 doubles partners Tim Fayed
and Michael Mashkevich and No. 2 doubles combo of Jason Allegretti
and Will Herchel each recorded 8-2 wins. At No. 3 doubles, Mike
Leone and Charlie Sherman won their match by the score of 8-4.
In singles action, Leone won at No. 3 singles in straight set
wins, while Allegretti picked up the win at No. 4 singles with the
score of 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles Matches
1. Tim Fayed/Mike Mashkevich (STO) def. David Spaggiari/Luis
Ramirez (SHU) 8-2
2. Jason Allegretti/Will Herchel (STO) def. John Niland/Colin
Stone (SHU) 8-2
3. Mike Leone/Charlie Sherman (STO) def. Mike Ricciardi/Sam Gould
(SHU) 8-4
Singles Matches
1. Tim Fayed (STO) vs. David Spaggiari (SHU) unfinished
2. Mike Mashkevich (STO) vs. Luis Ramirez (SHU) unfinished
3. Mike Leone (STO) def. Mike Ricciardi (SHU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Jason Allegretti (STO) def. John Niland (SHU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Will Herchel (STO) vs. Colin Stone (SHU) unfinished
6. Jon Burke (STO) vs. Sam Gould (SHU) unfinished
#2 Merrimack 5, #3 Bentley 1
Second-Seeded Merrimack defeated third-seeded Bentley 5-1 after
jumping out to an early 2-1 lead after doubles competition. The
Warriors picked up wins in No. 2 doubles with the combo of Rishi
Rajpal and Adam Wilding winning by the score of 8-5, while Sean
Pahler and Steve Viglione teamed for a 9-7 win at No. 3 doubles.
The Falcons picked up a win at No. 1 doubles as partners Jigar Gada
and Alec Spycher won their match with the score of 8-5.
In singles action, Merrimack received wins from Rajpal at No. 1
singles (6-4, 7-6) and Wilding at No. 2 singles as he won his match
in straigh sets with the score of 6-1, 6-1. Seaward picked up the
win at No. 3 singles, winning his match in straigh sets as well,
6-3, 6-3.
Doubles Matches:
1. Jigar Gada/Alec Spycher (B) def. John Seaward/Max Eppley (MC)
8-5
2. Rishi Rajpal/Adam Wilding (MC) def. Miles Holman/Michael Chao
(B) 8-5
3. Sean Pahler/Steve Viglione (MC) def. Victor Suski/Michael Dolan
(B) 9-7
Singles Matches:
1. Rajpal (MC) def. Gada (B) 6-4, 7-6
2. Wilding (MC) def. Spycher (B) 6-1, 6-1
3. Seaward (MC) def. Suski (B) 6-3, 6-3
4. Eppley (MC) def. Holman (B) 1-6, 6-0, 2-1 (stopped)
5. Pahler (MC) def. Dolan (B) 6-2 (stopped) Viglione (MC) def.
Matt Chase (B)
Stonehill Claims First Ever Men’s Tennis Regular Season Title
South Easton, Mass. – The Stonehill College Skyhawks secured
the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis
Championship after winning their first-ever Northeast-10 Regular
Season title in team history.
The Skyhawks (17-3, 10-0 NE-10) finished conference play a perfect
10-0 after defeating Merrimack College (12-3, 9-1 NE-10) on the
final day of the regular season resulting in the Warriors only
blemish in conference play earning the second seed in the
championship. Bentley University (11-7, 8-2 NE-10) received the
third seed followed by Saint Michael’s College (7-7, 7-3
NE-10) as the fourth seed.
The top four seeds will host quarterfinal matches on Wednesday,
April 22.
Quarterfinal matches include #8 Assumption College (3-7, 3-7
NE-10) at #1 Stonehill, #7 Saint Anselm (4-6, 4-6 NE-10) at #2
Merrimack, #6 Le Moyne (8-9, 5-5 NE-10) at #3 Bentley and #5
Southern New Hampshire (6-4, 6-4 NE-10) at #4 Saint
Michael’s. Quarterfinal matches are slated for 3 p.m.
The semifinal round will be on Friday, April 24 with the winner of
Assumption/Stonehill facing the winner of Southern New
Hampshire/Saint Michael’s. The other semifinal matchup will
feature the winner of Saint Anselm/Merrimack and the winner of Le
Moyne/Bentley. Semifinal matches will take place at the higher
remaining seeds and are set for 3 p.m.
The championship match will take place in conjunction with the
women’s tennis championship final on Sunday, April 26 at
Stonehill College. The women will kick-off the combined
championship final at 12 p.m. followed by the men’s tennis
championship final at 3:30 p.m. For more information on the
men’s and women’s tennis championships visit the
Northeast-10 website at www.northeast10.org for updates and
championship results.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.



























