Freshman Chris Martin was a double-winner for the Skyhawks in his NE-10 Tournament debut. |
2010 NORTHEAST-10
QUARTERFINALS
#3 Stonehill Cruises Past #6 Pace, 5-0
Skyhawks open NE-10 title defense with quarterfinal win
EASTON, Mass. (April 20, 2010) – Third-seeded Stonehill College, ranked sixth in the most recent NCAA Division II East Regional rankings, opened defense of its Northeast-10 Tournament championship with a 5-0 victory over sixth-seeded Pace University in quarterfinal round action of the 2010 NE-10 Men's Tennis Championships at Charles Watt Tennis Courts this afternoon.
Stonehill (12-6, 9-2 NE-10) advances to Thursday's semifinal round where it will face second-seeded Merrimack College (12-4, 10-1 NE-10) at North Andover High School at 2 p.m. The Warriors advanced with a 5-0 win over seventh-seeded Saint Anselm College in a quarterfinal match today. Stonehill will host both the men's and women's NE-10 Championship matches on Sunday at Charles Watt Courts with the men's match at noon and the women's match to follow at 3:30 p.m. Pace sees its season come to a close at 5-7 overall, 5-6 in NE-10 play.
Sophomore Jonathan Burke (Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown) and freshman Chris Martin (Darien, Conn./Darien) led the double-winners for Stonehill as it posted its sixth-straight win – all without dropping a point. Burke closed the match out with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Pace senior Jose Caceres (Mt. Kisco, N.Y./La Marud) at fourth singles after teaming up with senior Mike Leone (Cataumet, Mass./Bourne) for an 8-4 win at second doubles.
Martin didn't drop a game in his straight-sets win over Pace senior Matthew Schaefer (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland) at sixth singles. Martin and sophomore Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) combined for an 8-3 win at third doubles.
Senior Michael Mashkevich (Goleta, Calif./Framingham) and junior Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury), the seventh-ranked doubles team in the East Region, also picked up a point for the Skyhawks with an 8-3 win at first doubles.
Stonehill 5, Pace 0
Singles
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1. Tim Fayed (STO) vs. Ignacio Ortiz (PAC) 6-2, unfinished |
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2. Michael Mashkevich (STO) vs. Dan Klein (PAC) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished |
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3. Gerald Leone (STO) vs. Khari Linton (PAC) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished |
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4. Jonathan Burke (STO) def. Jose Caceres (PAC) 6-2, 6-2 |
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5. Aaron Bergeron (STO) vs. Andrew Feola (PAC) 6-2, 5-0, unfinished |
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6. Chris Martin (STO) def. Matthew Schaefer (PAC) 6-0, 6-0 |
Doubles
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1. Fayed/Mashkevich (STO) def. Ortiz/Klein (PAC) 8-3 |
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2. Leone/Burke (STO) def. Linton/Feola (PAC) 8-4 |
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3. Bergeron/Martin (STO) def. Caceres/Kevin Jones (PAC) 8-3 |
* - doubles matches played first
