HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 8, 2016) – The No. 23 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team will travel to Elmira College and Ithaca College Saturday, before hosting No. 31 Skidmore College Sunday in Hoboken.
WEEKEND INFOThe Ducks will start the weekend at 10 a.m. at Elmira, before driving over to Ithaca for a 3:30 p.m. match. Sunday's match will start at 1 p.m. on the Stevens Tennis Courts.
LAST TIME OUTThe Ducks continued their dominance over Empire 8 Conference opponents last weekend with a pair of 9-0 wins of Alfred University and Houghton College.
SCOUTING REPORTElmira brings a 7-6 record into the weekend, while last season's conference runner-up Ithaca is 4-3. Skidmore is 6-3 and coming off a 6-3 loss to No. 8 Amherst College.
OWNING THE E8Stevens hasn't dropped a match to an E8 opponent since Ithaca College in 2010, in a streak that's lasted 43 consecutive matches.
TOP DUCKSThe Ducks have been led at singles this season by junior
Charles Drake, senior
Matthew Heinrich, and senior
Ben Foran, all of whom have six wins.
DOUBLES TROUBLEHeinrich/Foran leads the Ducks with an 8-1 doubles record this season, all of which have come from the No. 1 spot. Foran is the Ducks individual doubles wins leader with 10.
CONTINUING THE GRINDSkidmore is Stevens' ninth opponent this season ranked in the ITA top-40.
ON THE BOARDSophomore
David Schulz, junior
Antonio Perich, and senior
Jacob Thigpen each picked-up their first wins on the season last Saturday during the E8 doubleheader.
CAN'T MAKE IT?Follow the team directly on Twitter @Ducks_Tennis, and check stevensducks.com each night for full recap and results.
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