WASHINGTON, N.J. (April 2, 2016) – The No. 23 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team opened its Empire 8 Conference Schedule Saturday with a pair of 9-0 wins over Houghton College and Alfred University. 

With the wins, Stevens rose its record to 7-6 overall for the season.

Stevens 9, Houghton 0
Senior Ben Foran and sophomore William Persson got the Ducks off to the right start with an 8-2 win at first doubles, followed by an 8-1 win for junior Antonio Perich and freshman Divin Sarthak at No. 2. 

Junior Michael Feldman and senior Jacob Thigpen completed the doubles sweep for the Ducks shortly after, winning 8-5 at No. 3 to give Stevens the 3-0 advantage heading into singles. 

Sophomore Danny Polk extended the lead with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1, before sophomore Kyle Henry tallied the match-clinching point with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Sophomore William Persson followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win at fourth, followed by a 6-0, 6-1 for Feldman at third. 

Perich continued the rout with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6, where Sarthak finished-off the match sweep with a 6-1, 6-0 win at fifth. 

1. Ben Foran/William Persson (STEVENS) def. Chase Rangel/Jordan Crouch (HCMT15) 8-2
2. Antonio Perich/Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Jordan Scott/Bjorn Webb (HCMT15) 8-1
3. Michael Feldman/Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Zach Shilvock/Connor Barnes (HCMT15) 8-5

1. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Chase Rangel (HCMT15) 6-2, 6-0
2. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Jordan Crouch (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-0
3. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Zach Shilvock (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-1
4. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Jordan Scott (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-1
5. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Bjorn Webb (HCMT15) 6-1, 6-0
6. Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Connor Barnes (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-0

Stevens 9, Alfred 0
Persson and sophomore David Schulz got the winning started with an 8-1 win at No. 3, before Polk and Henry made it 2-0 with their 8-4 win at No. 1. Feldman and Perich polished-off the doubles sweep soon after with their 8-2 win at second.

The win was the first of the season for Schulz, while Henry/Polk moved its record to 5-4. 

Schulz picked-off another win for the Ducks with his 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5, followed by a 6-1, 6-0 victory for Persson at No. 3 to clinch the match. Cenderelli followed-suit with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2, before Perich won 6-1, 6-0 at fourth to make it 7-0. 

Thigpen won his first singles match of the year with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6, while Drake pulled-out the 7-6, 7-6 victory at No. 1 to seal the match sweep.

1. Danny Polk/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Connor Doud/Matt Baloga (ALFREDM) 8-4
2. Michael Feldman/Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Kevin Volz/Pat Brown (ALFREDM) 8-2
3. William Persson/David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Mike Wisniewski/Sean Benoit (ALFREDM) 8-1

1. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Connor Doud (ALFREDM) 7-6, 7-6
2. Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Mike Wisniewski (ALFREDM) 6-0, 6-0
3. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Matt Baloga (ALFREDM) 6-1, 6-0
4. Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Kevin Volz (ALFREDM) 6-1, 6-0
5. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Pat Brown (ALFREDM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Sean Benoit (ALFREDM) 6-1, 6-0

UP NEXT
The Ducks will continue their E8 schedule next Saturday with road matchups at Elmira College and Ithaca College. 

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