RESULTS

MELBOURNE, Fla. (March 18, 2015) – The No. 29 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team held the advantage after doubles Wednesday before falling 6-3 to Division II Florida Institute of Technology.
 
The loss evens Stevens' record to 4-4 while Florida Tech moved to 11-4. The Panthers entered the match ranked No. 44 in DII.
 
The Ducks gained the early advantage with junior Matthew Heinrich and freshman Danny Polk's dominant 8-1 win at first singles to go along with junior Ben Foran and freshman Kyle Henry's 8-6 win at No. 2.
 
Both pairs were a first for Stevens this season.
 
Florida Tech got a point back with a win at third doubles before taking wins in five singles matches to take the win. The Ducks were able to salvage a point in singles with Heinrich's 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1.
 
The win for Heinrich moved the All-American to third place on the all-time Stevens singles list.
 
The Ducks will conclude their Florida trip Saturday with an 11:30 a.m. match against No. 22 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
 

1. Matthew Heinrich/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Beau Fieldsend/Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 8-1

2. Ben Foran/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Riley Lorenz/Daniel Armellino (FITM) 8-6

3. Aria Canadell/Jose Martinez (FITM) def. Charles Drake/Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) 8-4

 

1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 6-2, 6-2

2. Patrick Hernandez (FITM) def. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 6-3, 7-5

3. Aria Canadell (FITM) def. Danny Polk (STEVENS) 7-5, 6-2

4. Wade Ball (FITM) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-1, 6-0

5. Ricardo Corona (FITM) def. William Persson (STEVENS) 6-3, 6-1

6. Jose Martinez (FITM) def. Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) 7-5, 6-2

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