UTICA, N.Y. (April 18, 2015) – The No.24 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team continued its dominance over the Empire 8 Conference Saturday with a pair of 9-0 wins over Hartwick College and Utica College.
 
The wins pushed Stevens' record to 14-5 and extended its win streak to nine.
 
Stevens 9, Hartwick 0
 
The Ducks jumped out to the commanding lead thanks to a sweep at doubles. Sophomore Charles Drake and freshman Danny Polk won 8-3 at No. 1 while sophomore Antonio Perich and junior Tyler Tisdale won a 8-2 at No. 2.
 
Junior Jacob Thigpen and freshman David Schulz also did their part in the sweep with a quick 8-1 win at No. 3. The win was the third of season for the Stevens pair together.
 
The winning continued for Stevens in singles with sophomore Michael Feldman, Drake and freshman William Persson winning their respecting matches in straight sets.
 
Schulz, Perich and Tisdale rounded out the Stevens win with commanding wins in their matches in which none dropped a set.
 
1. Charles Drake/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Brian Redder/Will Gilbraith (HC) 8-3
2. Antonio Perich/Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) def. John Talbot/Liam Brown (HC) 8-2
3. Jacob Thigpen/David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Jefferson Monastoque/Ross Braue (HC) 8-1
 

1. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. John Talbot (HC) 6-0, 6-0

2. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Brian Redder (HC) 6-0, 6-0

3. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Will Gilbraith (HC) 6-2, 6-3

4. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown (HC) 6-0, 6-0

5. Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Jefferson Monastoque (HC) 6-0, 6-1

6. Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) def. Ross Braue (HC) 6-0, 6-1   Stevens 9, Utica 0   Polk and Drake teamed up for the second time on the day with an 8-1 win at first doubles while Perich and Tisdale, and freshman Kyle Henry and Thigpen each won 8-0 at second and third doubles respectively.   The Ducks continued their dominance in singles with Polk, Henry, Persson, Perich, and Tisdale each winning their matches in straight sets.   The win was Polk's 10th of the season at singles while Perich and Henry each won their sixth.   Feldman also did his part in the sweep with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 for his ninth victory of the season.   1. Danny Polk/Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Matt Rogers/Ryan Valle (UTICA) 8-1 2. Antonio Perich/Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) def. Jacob Nigolian/Joe Castellitto (UTICA) 8-0 3. Kyle Henry/Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Vinny Ferrone/Edgar Aguilar (UTICA) 8-0   1. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Matt Rogers (UTICA) 6-1, 6-1 2. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Ryan Valle (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0 3. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Jacob Nigolian (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0 4. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Joe Castellitto (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0 5. Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Vinny Ferrone (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0 6. Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) def. Edgar Aguilar (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0

 
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