Middleton, Mass. - The Adelphi University men's tennis team was handed a 7-2 defeat in the penultimate match of the regular season on Wednesday afternoon, falling to Merrimack College indoors at the Northeast Tennis Center.

In a match in which singles was played first, Adelphi (4-9, 4-4 NE10) managed just two victories at the six flights, and first-place Merrimack (13-7, 8-0 NE10) won all three doubles matches to secure victory. Adelphi's No.1 Matteo Cannavera handed Mikhail Belov his first loss to an NE10 opponent in singles on the season with a 7-6( 3), 6-4 victory, while freshman Luke Attride-Stirling surrendered just one game in his singles win at the fifth flight.

The Panthers close out the regular season on the road on Saturday afternoon, taking on Bentley in a 12 p.m. NE10 match. 

Singles
1. Matteo Cannavera (ADE) def. Mikhail Belov (MERM) 7-6, 6-4
2. Denis Davydov (MERM) def. Sabin Adrian Saveluc (ADE) 6-1, 6-2
3. Frank Vega (MERM) def. David Robres de Veciana (ADE) 6-2, 6-1
4. Alex Fedorov (MERM) def. Ilya Kalabukhau (ADE) 6-3, 6-1
5. Luke Attride-Stirling (ADE) def. Tyler Clontz (MERM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Paul Weidinger (MERM) def. Connor Dove (ADE) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
1. Mikhail Belov/Frank Vega (MERM) def. Matteo Cannavera/Sabin Adrian SaveluLuke Attride-Stirlinglex Fedorov/Denis Davydov (MERM) def. Ilya Kalabukhau/Luke Attride-Stirling (ADE) 8-5
3. Tyler Clontz/Paul Weidinger (MERM) def. David Robres de Veciana/Connor Dove (ADE) 8-6

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