Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Salem State Dumps UMass Boston for 5th Straight Win

Team Stats

Salem State

UMass Boston

Score

Doubles

Cory Cherico / Mark Wood (SSU)
def. Kevin Kubinec / Thomas Tran (UMB)

8-7

Quentin Wilkins / Kevin Merino-Rivas (SSU)
def. Rudraksha Trivedi / Felix Nguyen (UMB)

8-7

Josh Gruber / Michael Muttiah (SSU)
def. Shrenith Saravana Ra / David Flores (UMB)

8-7

Singles

Quentin Wilkins (SSU)
def. Rudraksha Trivedi (UMB)

4-6, 6-4, 10-6

Kevin Kubinec (UMB)
def. Cory Cherico (SSU)

4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Mark Wood (SSU)
def. Thomas Tran (UMB)

6-4, 6-7, 11-9

Kevin Merino-Rivas (SSU)
def. Felix Nguyen (UMB)

6-1, 6-2

Josh Gruber (SSU)
def. Shrenith Saravana Ra (UMB)

6-4, 6-1

Michael Muttiah (SSU)
def. David Flores (UMB)

6-4, 5-7, 10-8

BOSTON -- Salem State picked up an 8-1 win over UMass Boston to earn their fifth straight win on Monday in a Little East match at BC High School. The Vikings go to 5-5 and 3-2 in conference while the Beacons slip to 4-4 and 1-3 in the LEC.

Salem State swept doubles play as Cory Cherico / Mark Wood and Kevin Merino-Rivas / Quentin Wilkins won 1st and 2nd doubles by identical 8-7 scores. Michael Muttiah / Josh Gruber kept the trend going, defeating David Flores / Shrenith Saravana Ra, 8-7 at 3rd doubles.

The Vikings won 5-of-6 single matches as Wilkins earned a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 win at 1st singles. Wood beat Thomas Tran, 4-6, 7-6, 11-9 at 3rd singles while Merino-Rivas defeated Nguyen, Felix, 6-1, 6-2 at 4th singles. Gruber took 5th singles, 6-4, 6-1 and Muttiah earned his second singles win of the season with a 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 decision over Flores.