RESULTS
OBERLIN, Ohio (March 29, 2015) – The No. 24 Stevens Institute of Technology rode the momentum of a doubles sweep Sunday to topple Oberlin College 7-2.
The win moves Stevens to 6-5 while Oberlin fell to 6-5.
Juniors
Matthew Heinrich and
Ben Foran got the Ducks started with an 8-3 win at first doubles before sophomore
Michael Feldman and freshman
Kyle Henry continued the momentum with an 8-6 win at No. 2.
The win was the fifth of the year for the ITA Northeast doubles champs, while Feldman and Henry teamed together for the first time this season in the win. Freshman
Danny Polk and sophomore
Charles Drake polished off the doubles sweep with an 8-3 win at No. 3 to give the Ducks the 3-0 advantage heading into singles.
Heinrich extended the lead with a 6-4, 6-1 win at first singles before Oberlin finally got on the board with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2. Needing just one more win to clinch, Drake closed out a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 4 to seal the match for Stevens.
Foran won 6-7, 6-3,10-7 at No. 3 while Polk took a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 5 to round out the Stevens scoring for the day.
The Ducks will return home Saturday for an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader against Ithaca College and Elmira College at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.
1.
Ben Foran/
Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Callan Louis/Soren Zeliger (OBEM) 8-3
2.
Kyle Henry/
Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Ian Paik/Michael Drougas (OBEM) 8-6
3.
Danny Polk/
Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Billy Lennon/Abraham Davis (OBEM) 8-3
1.
Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Ian Paik (OBEM) 6-4, 6-1
2. Michael Drougas (OBEM) def.
Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Callan Louis (OBEM) 7-6, 3-6, 10-5
4.
Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Abraham Davis (OBEM) 6-4, 6-4
5.
Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Soren Zeliger (OBEM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Manickam Manickam (OBEM) def.
Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-4, 6-4
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