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Freshman Diego Pinto earned victories at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
Freshman Diego Pinto earned victories at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
Posted: Mar 15, 2015

Firebirds Men’s Tennis Falls at Merrimack, 7-2

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Steven Francis / Mikhail Belov (MER)
def. Simon Andersson / Alexis Baguelin (UDC)
8-6
Miguel Belfort / Vince Bellino (MER)
def. Marco Felgioni / Rok Bozic (UDC)
8-2
Ander Murillo / Diego Pinto (UDC)
def. Frank Vega / Tayyab Sheikh (MER)
9-8
Singles
Steven Francis (MER)
def. Simon Andersson (UDC)
7-6, 6-2
Mikhail Belov (MER)
def. Rok Bozic (UDC)
7-6, 6-2
Miguel Belfort (MER)
def. Alexis Baguelin (UDC)
6-4, 6-2
Vince Bellino (MER)
def. Ander Murillo (UDC)
6-0, 6-4
Frank Vega (MER)
def. Marco Felgioni (UDC)
8-4
Diego Pinto (UDC)
def. Tayyab Sheikh (MER)
8-2

MIDDLETON, MA – The No. 9 regionally ranked University of the District of Columbia men's tennis team was defeated by No. 5 Merrimack College, 7-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Northeast Tennis Center.

Freshman Diego Pinto (Electrical Engineering – Santa Cruz, Bolivia/Franco Bolivia) teamed up with Ander Murillo for a 9-8 victory at No. 3 doubles and also won his No. 6 singles match over Tayyab Sheikh, 8-2. UDC (3-3), coming off an impressive 7-2 victory over the No. 6 ranked team in the region So. New Hampshire the previous day, lost two of the three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches as the Warriors (2-4) snapped a four-match losing streak with today's victory.

The Firebirds will next visit Edinboro, the No. 3 ranked team in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region on Friday, March 20th at 4 p.m.