ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 23, 2016) – The No. 21 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team came-away with a pair of 9-0 wins Saturday over Empire 8 Conference opponents St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College.  

The wins moved Stevens to 13-7 (6-0), while Fisher and Naz fell to 7-5 (3-2), and 4-11 (3-3) respectively.

Stevens 9, Fisher 0
The veteran/rookie duo of senior Jacob Thigpen and freshman Divin Sarthak grabbed the early lead with an 8-0 victory at third doubles, followed by 8-1 and 8-3 wins at second and first respectively for sophomore Danny Polk/junior Michael Feldman, and seniors Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran.

Sophomore Kyle Henry continued the run with a straight-set 6-0, 6-0 win at fourth singles, followed by Heinrich's 7-5, 6-1 victory at first to clinch the match. Sophomore David Schulz picked-up a victory of his own with a 6-1 6-1 win at fifth, in addition to a 6-4, 6-4 win at second for Polk.

Junior Charles Drake made it 8-0 with a 6-4, 6-1 win at third, before Sarthak capped the victory with a 6-2, 6-0 win at sixth. 

The win was the team-leading 11th of the season for Heinrich, while Foran entered double-digits with his victory. 

1. Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Kulawies/Magiera (FISHER) 8-3
2. Michael Feldman/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Zarzycki/Moran (FISHER) 8-1
3. Jacob Thigpen/Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Harper/Miller (FISHER) 8-0

1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Kulawiec (FISHER) 7-5, 6-1
2. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Magiera (FISHER) 6-4, 6-4
3. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Jake Zarzycki (NAZARETH) 6-4, 6-1
4. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Barnes (FISHER) 6-0, 6-0
5. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Pelton (FISHER) 6-1, 6-1
6. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Moran (FISHER) 6-2, 6-0

Stevens 9, Nazareth 0
Stevens' doubles aces of Heinrich/Foran started the winning with an 8-1 victory at first doubles, before Polk/Feldman won for the second time of the day with an 8-1 win at second. Sophomore William Persson and Schulz secured the doubles sweep soon after with an 8-1 win at third. 

The win was the 13th of the season for Foran/Heinrich, and third for Persson/Schulz.

Foran continued the winning with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at first, followed by a 6-1, 6-0 win for Polk at second to clinch the win. Feldman also won his match 6-0, 6-0 at third, in addition to another 6-0, 6-0 win for Persson at fourth. 

Sarthak and Thigpen sealed the shutout with straight-set wins of their own at fifth and sixth respectively to finalize Stevens' shutout win. 

1. Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Tyler Williams/Lamar Hurt (NAZARETH) 8-1
2. Michael Feldman/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Christian Bryant/Louis Rogers (NAZARETH) 8-1
3. William Persson/David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Ryley Amond/Scott Trobert (NAZARETH) 8-1

1. Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Tyler Williams (NAZARETH) 6-0, 6-0
2. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Scott Trobert (NAZARETH) 6-1, 6-0
3. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Louis Rogers (NAZARETH) 6-0, 6-0
4. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Lamar Hurt (NAZARETH) 6-0, 6-0
5. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Jared Sharza (NAZARETH) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Ryley Amond (NAZARETH) 6-1, 6-0

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The Ducks will be back in action Monday when they travel to the College of New Jersey.

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