RESULTS
EDGEWATER, N.J. (March 1, 2015) – The No. 40 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team overcame an early doubles defect Sunday to beat No. 38 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 7-2.
The win evens Stevens' record at 2-2 in a schedule that's featured three nationally ranked opponents. The loss dropped RPI to 2-1.
RPI grabbed the early lead with an 8-4 lead at second doubles, but the Ducks answered with juniors
Matthew Heinrich and
Ben Foran's 8-3 win at No. 1. RPI came back though with an 8-4 win at No. 3 over sophomore
Charles Drake and freshmen
Kyle Henry to take the 2-1 edge heading into singles.
Stevens evened the match with freshmen
Danny Polk's 6-2, 6-1 win at fifth singles before Heinrich grabbed the lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1. Foran continued the streak with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2 followed by a match clinching win at No. 6 for Henry, 6-3, 6-3.
Drake dropped the first set of his match at No. 4, but came back to take the next two before sophomore
Michael Feldman rebounded from a second set loss to take the tiebreaking third at No. 3.
Heinrich and Drake each moved to 3-1 at singles while Heinrich and Foran moved to 3-1 at doubles.
The Ducks will return to the court Saturday in a road matchup with a No. 39 Swarthmore College.
| 1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. McKinley Grimes (RPIMT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2. Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Brandon Mazzara (RPIMT) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Tristan Wise (RPIMT) 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 |
| 4. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Al Grullon Gonzalez (RPIMT) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 |
| 5. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Stephen Baxter (RPIMT) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Sherman Uyeno (RPIMT) 6-3, 6-3 |
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