Junior Tim Fayed, the reigning NE-10 Player of the Year, will lineup at first singles and doubles tomorrow as the Skyhawks open defense of their NE-10 Tournament championship. |
Stonehill Opens NE-10 Title Defense on Tuesday
Third-seeded Skyhawks host
sixth-seeded Pace University in quarterfinal round
Stonehill will host both the NE-10 men’s and women’s
championship matches on Sunday at Charles Watt Tennis Courts at
noon
EASTON, Mass. (April 20, 2010) – Third-seeded Stonehill College will open defense of its Northeast-10 Conference men’s tennis tournament championship when it hosts sixth-seeded Pace University in quarterfinal round action of the 2010 NE-10 Tournament at Charles Watt Tennis Courts on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Stonehill (12-6, 9-2 NE-10), ranked sixth in the most recent NCAA Division II East Regional rankings, enter the postseason winners of five-straight, all by 9-0 sweeps, and nine of 11 overall. The Skyhawks captured both the NE-10 regular season and tournament championships in 2008-09. Stonehill topped second-seeded Merrimack College, 5-3, in last year’s final to claim its first tournament crown in program history.
Stonehill is led by junior Tim Fayed (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury), the reigning Northeast-10 Player of the Year, and senior Michael Mashkevich (Goleta, Calif./Framingham (Mass.)), also an All-Northeast-10 performer. Fayed, ranked 13th in the ITA East Regional rankings, has posted an 11-3 record in singles play this semester, including an 8-1 clip in NE-10 play, since returning from the College’s study abroad program during the fall semester. Mashkevich has posted a 16-2 singles record this season, including a perfect 11-0 mark in NE-10 play. The two combine to form the seventh-ranked doubles team in the ITA East Regional rankings, posting an 11-4 mark overall, 9-1 in NE-10 play.
Sophomore Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) has provided depth in the Stonehill lineup, going a perfect 11-0 for singles in NE-10 matches as part of a 15-3 record overall while seeing time at fourth, fifth and sixth singles this season. Bergeron and freshman Chris Martin (Darien, Conn./Darien) have combined to post an 11-3 record at third doubles, including a 7-2 clip in NE-10 matches.
Senior Michael Mashkevich is unbeaten in NE-10 play this season with an 11-0 mark. |
Pace (5-7, 5-6 NE-10) enters the postseason having dropped four of its last six after an 8-1 win over American International College in its regular season finale on Sunday. The Setters are making their tenth NE-10 Tournament appearance.
Sophomore Ignacio Ortiz (Briarcliff, N.Y./La Colina) has posted an 8-4 record at first singles this season for Pace, including an 8-3 mark in NE-10 play. He has also teamed up with junior Dan Klein (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan) to post a 7-5 record at first doubles – 7-4 in NE-10 dual matches. Freshman Khari Linton (New York, N.Y./The Beacon School) is 6-6 at third singles for the Setters, including a 6-5 mark in Conference play.
Stonehill posted a 9-0 victory over Pace in the regular season meeting between the two just nine days ago in Briarcliff, N.Y. The winner of tomorrow’s match will advance to Thursday’s semifinal round to face the winner of tomorrow’s quarterfinal between seventh-seeded Saint Anselm College (5-6, 5-6 NE-10) and second-seeded Merrimack College (11-4, 10-1 NE-10) at 2 p.m.
Stonehill College will serve as host of both the men’s and women’s NE-10 Championship matches at Charles Watt Tennis Courts on Sunday. The men’s final will start at noon, with the women’s championship set for 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Projected Matchups (Pace listed
first)
Singles
#1 – Ignacio Ortiz (8-4, 8-3 NE-10) vs. Tim Fayed
(11-3, 8-1 NE-10)
Fayed, ranked 13th in the region, rallied to defeat
Ortiz in the regular season meeting on April 20, 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
#2 – Dan Klein (3-9, 3-8 NE-10) vs. Michael Mashkevich
(16-2, 11-0 NE-10)
Mashkevich cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win in the regular season
matchup
#3 –Khari Linton (6-6, 6-5 NE-10) vs. Mike Leone (12-6,
9-2 NE-10)
Leone posted a 7-5, 6-2 win in their regular season meeting
#4 – Jose Carceres (2-10, 2-9 NE-10) vs. Jonathan Burke
(10-8, 8-3 NE-10)
Burke cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 regular season win
#5 Andrew Feola (4-8, 4-7 NE-10) vs. Aaron Bergeron (15-3,
11-0 NE-10)
Did not play in regular season, Bergeron is 4-0 at fifth
singles this year
#6 Matthew Schaefer (1-5, 1-4 NE-10) vs. Chris Martin (12-6,
8-3 NE-10)
Did not play in regular season, Martin is 2-0 since dropping
back to sixth singles. He didn’t drop a game in defeating
Feola at 5th singles in the regular season.
Doubles
#1 – Ortiz/Klein (7-5, 7-4 NE-10) vs.
Fayed/Mashkevich (11-4, 9-1 NE-10)
Stonehill doubles team ranked 7th in ITA East
Region; posted an 8-6 win in the regular season encounter between
the two clubs
#2 – Linton/Feola (3-8, 3-8 NE-10) vs. Leone/Burke (7-7,
6-3 NE-10)
Stonehill cruised to an 8-2 regular season win
#3 – Carceres/Schaefer (2-4, 2-4 NE-10) vs.
Bergeron/Martin (11-3, 7-2 NE-10)
Did not face each other in regular season meeting
2010 Northeast-10 Conference
Men’s Tennis Championships
Quarterfinal Round
– at higher seeds
Tuesday,
April 20
#8 Saint
Michael’s (4-7, 4-7 NE-10) at #1 Bentley (13-5, 11-0 NE-10),
2 p.m.
#7 Saint Anselm (5-6, 5-6
NE-10) at #2 Merrimack (11-4, 10-1 NE-10), 2 p.m.
#6 Pace (5-7,
5-6 NE-10) at #3 Stonehill (12-6, 9-2 NE-10), 2 p.m.
#4 Adelphi
(8-6, 7-4 NE-10) at #4 Le Moyne (9-9, 8-3 NE-10), 2 p.m.
Semifinal Round
– at higher seeds
Thursday,
April 22
Adelphi/Le Moyne
winner vs. St. Michael’s/Bentley winner, 2 p.m.
St. Anselm/Merrimack
winner vs. Pace/Stonehill winner, 2 p.m.
Championship
(hosted by Stonehill College)
Sunday, April 25
Semifinal winners, noon
