North Andover, Mass. (April 17) -- In the regular-season finale for Saint Anselm, the men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 final to unbeaten Merrimack on Friday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference play.

The Hawks complete the regular season at 4-6 overall and in league play and will advance to the Northeast-10 Tournament as the No. 7 seed, playing an opponent still to be determined. The postseason appearance is the first for the Hawks since the 2003 season.

Merrimack improves to 11-2 overall with the win, along with a perfect 8-0 in Northeast-10 play.

Doubles
No. 1: John Seaward/Max Eppley (MC) def. Ryan Garrette/Conor McCormack (STA): 8-0
No. 2: Adam Wilding/Rishi Rajpal (MC) def. Thomas Pickin/Alexander Schultheis (STA): 8-1
No. 3: Jon Ravenelle/Tim McHugh (MC) def. John Oberlander/Corey Boudreau (STA): 8-2

Singles
No. 1: Rajpal (MC) def. McCormack (STA): 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Wilding (MC) def. Garrette (STA): 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Seaward (MC) def. Oberlander (STA): 8-3
No. 4: Pahler (MC) def. Schultheis (STA): 8-2
No. 5: Viglione (MC) def. Pickin (STA): 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: Hoare (MC) def. Chris Tremblay (STA): 6-1, 6-1