BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's tennis team ended Eastern Nazarene's five-match winning streak on Monday evening with a 6-3 conference victory over the Lions at the South Campus Tennis Courts.
For the 10th straight match, the Gulls concluded doubles play with at least a 2-1 advantage headed into singles as Endicott received wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions against Eastern Nazarene.
Nicholas Eherts (New Milford, Conn.) and Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) posted an 8-2 win at No. 3 to begin the match, while Eric Pierce (Barrington, R.I.) and Keaton McCleary (Newtown, Conn.) followed with an 8-5 victory in the No. 3 slot.
After the Lions took both the No. 1 doubles (9-8 (7-5)) and No. 1 singles (6-4, 6-1) slots from Endicott, the Gulls responded with wins at the No. 6, No. 3, and No. 4 singles positions, respectively, to clinch their second victory in a row.
Sam Salvas (Stowe, Vt.) breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 6, while Pierce picked up his second win of the day with a quick 6-2, 6-1 decision at No. 3.
Eherts then followed with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4 to lock up the win before McCleary rounded out the list of highlights for the Gulls with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph at No. 5.
TOP QUOTE
"I'm happy with the way we played today and the positive momentum we are building up leading into the upcoming CCC Tournament," said Endicott men's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Eherts and McAndrews pushed their doubles winning streak to eight straight with today's win at No. 3.
- Eherts and McAndrews are also undefeated in the No. 3 position this season (5-0).
- Salvas claimed his fourth win of the year at singles today (2-0 at No. 5, 2-2 at No. 4).
- The Gulls are 4-2 in their last six matches versus Eastern Nazarene.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (11-7, 6-2 CCC) hosts UMass Boston tomorrow in a non-conference matchup at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Nazarene (12-7, 4-3 CCC) visits Nichols on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.