Men’s Tennis Falls to #1 Concordia 5-0 in Regional Finals

FLUSHING, NY – Fresh off its first-ever NCAA tournament victory, the Merrimack men’s tennis team fell to top-seed Concordia (NY) 5-0 in the east regional final Saturday morning.

The Warriors, who won a school-record 14 matches and advanced to the Northeast-10 championship for the first time ever, finish the season 14-6. They are one of two Merrimack athletic programs to win a NCAA tournament game this season.

Concordia cruised to victory, defeating the Warriors in doubles 8-3, 8-2, and 8-1, before closing out the match with a 6-0, 6-0 and a 6-2, 6-0 singles wins.

Concordia advances to the Sweet 16 which will be hosted by Rollins College in Florida.

#1 Concordia 5, #5 Merrimack 0 (NCAA Regional Final @ Queens College, May 9, 2009)

Singles
1 S Alex Grubin defeated Adam Wilding 6-0, 6-0
2 S Andrey Boldarev vs. John Seaward Unfinished 6-2, 2-3
3 S Richi Malobicki defeated Max Eppley 6-2, 6-0
4 S Karim Belhadj vs. Sean Pahler Not Played
5 S Victor Kim vs. Steve Viglione Not Played
6 S Henning Ruenz vs. Liam Hoare Not Played

Doubles
1 D Grubin/Boldarev defeated Eppley/Seaward 8-3
2 D Belhadj/Kim defeated Pahler/Viglione 8-2
3 D Malobicki/Ruenz defeated Wilding/Hoare 8-1