RESULTS

CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 28, 2015) – The No. 24 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team was unable to overcome an early doubles deficit Saturday in a 6-3 road loss to No. 12 Case Western Reserve University.
 
The loss dropped Stevens to 5-5 while Case Western moved to 13-7.
 
Case Western got on the board first with a, 8-2 win at first doubles over junior Matthew Heinrich and freshman Danny Polk. The Spartans extended the lead at No. 3 with an 8-3 win over sophomores Antonio Perich and Michael Feldman, but Stevens bounced back with a 9-8 win at No. 2 for junior Ben Foran and freshman Kyle Henry.
 
The win was the second of the year for the junior, freshman combo.
 
Polk picked-up with 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 5, but Case Western took the wins at second, third, fourth, and sixth singles to take the match. Heinrich won a 7-5, 7-5 grinder at No. 1 to give him the71^st singles win of his career.
 
The mark for Heinrich is good for sole possession of second on the program's all-time singles wins list.  
 
The Ducks will continue their road trip tomorrow with a 9 a.m. match against Oberlin College.
 

1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Christopher Krimbill (CWR-M) 7-5, 7-5

2. Will Drougas (CWR-M) def. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-2

3. Viswajit Simhadri (CWR-M) def. Ben Foran (STEVENS) 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

4. Louis Stuerke (CWR-M) def. Charles Drake (STEVENS) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

5. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Tytus Chen (CWR-M) 6-3, 6-2

6. Andrew Komarov (CWR-M) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-2, 7-5

 
1. Christopher Krimbill/Louis Stuerke (CWR-M) def. Matthew Heinrich/Danny Polk (STEVENS) 8-2
2. Kyle Henry/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Will Drougas/Viswajit Simhadri (CWR-M) 9-8 (8-6)
3. Tytus Chen/Andrew Komarov (CWR-M) def. Antonio Perich/Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 8-3
 
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