HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 30, 2016) – The No. 21 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team clinched another undefeated Empire 8 Conference season Saturday with 9-0 wins over Hartwick College and Utica College. 

The wins moved Stevens to 16-7, while Hartwick and Utica fell to 2-9 and 1-10 respectively. The win cements Stevens' spot as the No. 1 seed in next weekend's conference championship to be played in Hoboken. 

Stevens 9, Hartwick 0
Stevens jumped out to the early lead with a dominating showing in doubles. Seniors Matthew Heinrich and Ben Foran, freshman Kyle Cenderelli and sophomore Kyle Henry, and sophomore Danny Polk and junior Michael Feldman each won 8-0 in their respective matches to give Stevens the commanding lead. 

The Ducks continued their domination once singles started as Heinrich, Foran, Feldman, and sophomore William Persson each won 6-0, 6-0 at first, fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. 

Polk picked-up the 6-0, 6-0 win at second, in addition to a 6-1, 6-0 win for junior Charles Drake at third. 

1. Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Krishna Patel/John Talbot (HARTWICK) 8-0
2. Kyle Cenderelli/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown/Ross Braue (HARTWICK) 8-0
3. Danny Polk/Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Kelli Ryan/Sami Chaudry (HARTWICK) 8-0

1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Krishna Patel (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
2. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. John Talbot (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-0
3. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-0
4. Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Ross Braue (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
5. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Sami Chaudry (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
6. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Kelli Ryan (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0

Stevens 9, Utica 0
A dominating doubles effort once again put the Ducks in the early lead. Heinrich/Foran won for the second time of the day with an 8-2 win at first, in addition to an 8-0 win at second for senior Jacob Thigpen and freshman Divin Sarthak. 

Sophomore Antonio Perich and Drake followed suit at third with an 8-0 victory of their own.

Sophomore David Schulz won for the first time of his career at first with a 6-1, 6-2 victory, to go along with a 6-0, 6-1 win for Henry at second. Sarthak won 6-2, 6-0 at fourth, while Thigpen won 6-1, 6-0 at sixth.

Cenderelli and Perich each won 6-0, 6-0 at third and fifth to round out Stevens' dominating victory. 

1. Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Kevin Vo/Raphael Warnon (UTICA) 8-2
2. Jacob Thigpen/Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Matt Rogers/Paul Litvak (UTICA) 8-0
3. Antonio Perich/Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. No player/No player (UTICA) 8-0

1. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Kevin Vo (UTICA) 6-1, 6-2
2. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Raphael Warnon (UTICA) 6-0, 6-1
3. Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Matt Rogers (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0
4. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Paul Litvak (UTICA) 6-2, 6-0
5. Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. No player (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. No player (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0

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