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Winner Immaculata University IUMTEN (1-8, 1-0 AEC)
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Marywood University MUMT (1-5, 0-1 AEC)
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(1-8, 1-0 AEC)
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Marywood University MUMT
(1-5, 0-1 AEC)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men's Tennis Stumbles in AEC Opener

Scranton, Pa. - Visiting Immaculata University edged Marywood University men's tennis 5-4 in the Atlantic East Conference opener for both schools Wednesday afternoon. The Mighty Macs used two Marywood forfeits to take down the Pacers by one point.

Marywood was forced forfeits at six singles and three doubles, effectively starting the match down 0-2. 

Nicholas Fleming and Jason Watts defeated James Cawley and Eddie McGreevy 8-1 at one-doubles, but Marywood got on the board with a 8-2 win from David Chemedlin and Stefano Verela-Seri at two-doubles.

In singles play, Marywood took three of the five matches played but it was not enough to earn the team victory.  

Marywood dropped singles matches at one and two as Watts defeated McGreevy and Fleming defeated Verela-Seri by identical 6-2, 6-2 scores.

Chemedlin was a 6-3, 6-0 winner over Jeremy Brown at three-singles while Cawley picked upu a 6-1, 6-1 win over Nicholas John at four-singles.  Max Burke would then defeat Alex Polidoro 6-2, 6-0 to end the day on a bright note for the Pacers (1-5, 0-1 AEC).

Immaculata improved to 1-8 (1-0 AEC). 

Marywood is back in action Saturday when they host Cabrini University at 12:00 pm. 
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