Men’s Tennis Secures CCC Playoff Spot, Clips Curry, 7-2

Curry
2
Suffolk University
7

Doubles

Hasan Esrawi / Daniel Dayn (SUF)
def. Nick Bell / Leevi Selanne (CURRYMT)
8-3
Mehdi Mered / Diego Hernandez-Pons (SUF)
def. Grant Palmer / Jonny Kopack (CURRYMT)
8-0
Milind Kulkarni / Zach Dobbs (SUF)
def. No player / No player (CURRYMT)
FINAL - WALKOVER

Singles

Mehdi Mered (SUF)
def. Nick Bell (CURRYMT)
6-0, 6-1
Mikhail Reilly (SUF)
def. Leevi Selanne (CURRYMT)
6-0, 6-1
Grant Palmer (CURRYMT)
def. Zach Dobbs (SUF)
6-3, 6-3
Jonny Kopack (CURRYMT)
def. Milind Kulkarni (SUF)
6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Hasan Esrawi (SUF)
def. No player (CURRYMT)
FINAL - WALKOVER
Diego Hernandez-Pons (SUF)
def. No player (CURRYMT)
FINAL - WALKOVER
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Men’s Tennis Secures CCC Playoff Spot, Clips Curry, 7-2
Posted: Apr 15, 2023

BELMONT, Mass. – Suffolk men's tennis locked up a spot in the 2023 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Postseason with a 7-2 victory over Curry Saturday at Belmont Hill.  

THE BASICS
 SCORE: Suffolk 7 | Curry 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-6, 2-5 CCC) | Curry (0-4, 0-7 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
 Suffolk started with a point on the board in doubles as the Colonels did not field a third court team. The Rams went on to grab victories on the top two courts to take a 3-0 lead into singles action.  

Mehdi Mered and Diego Hernandez-Pons teamed up for a golden match over Grant Palmer and Jonny Kopack in the second slot, before Hasan Esrawi partnered with Daniel Dayn for an 8-3 win over Nick Bell and Leevi Selanne on court one. 

Like doubles, Curry's squad was two short in singles play, which locked up the win for the Rams. The host went on to triumph on the top two singles courts as well for the 7-2 final. 

Reilly defeated Selanne at No. 2 and Mered downed Bell at No. 1 by identical 6-0, 6-1 margins. 

RESULTS 
 SINGLES
1 – Mehdi Mered (Suffolk) defeated Nick Bell (Curry), 6-0, 6-1
2 – Mikhail Reilly (Suffolk) defeated Leevi Selanne (Curry), 6-0, 6-1
3 – Grant Palmer (Curry) defeated Zach Dobbs (Suffolk), 6-3, 6-3
4 – Jonny Kopack (Curry) defeated Milind Kulkarni (Suffolk), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
5 – Hasan Esrawi (Suffolk), won by walkover
6 – Diego Hernandez-Pons (Suffolk), won by walkover

DOUBLES
1 – Hasan Esrawi/Daniel Dayn (Suffolk) defeated Nick Bell/Leevi Selanne (Curry), 8-3
2 – Mehdi Mered/Diego Hernandez-Pons (Suffolk) defeated Grant Palmer/Jonny Kopack (Curry), 8-0
3 – Milind Kulkarni/Zach Dobbs (Suffolk), won by walkover

ORDER OF FINISH: Singles (2, 1, 3, 4) | Doubles (2,1)

NOTEWORTHY

  • Suffolk clinched a spot in the CCC Tournament for the first time in program history. 
  • The Rams will head to the league's postseason for the first time since 2017. 
  • The two CCC triumphs are the most for the Rams in program history. 
  • Suffolk moved to 7-1 in the all-time series with the Colonels. 
  • The Rams have won the last three matchups with the Colonels. 
  • Suffolk is unbeaten, 2-0, versus Curry under Scott Blanchard's guidance. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk wraps up the 2023 regular-season Wednesday, April 19 versus Wentworth at 7:00 p.m.