ITHACA, N.Y. (April 9, 2016) – The No. 23 Stevens Institute of Technology continued its undefeated Empire 8 Conference schedule Saturday with 9-0 wins over Elmira College and Ithaca College. 

The wins moved Stevens to 9-6 (4-0).

Stevens 9, Elmira 0
Senior Jacob Thigpen and freshman Divin Sarthak grabbed Stevens the early lead with an 8-1 win at first doubles, followed by another 8-1 win at No. 1 for juniors Michael Feldman Antonio Perich. Sophomore William Persson and David Schulz completed the doubles sweep soon after with an 8-6 win at third. 

The win was the first of the season for Thigpen/Sarthak, while Feldman/Perich and Persson/Schulz moved their respective records to 2-0.

Perich made it 4-0 with a straight-set win at fourth singles, followed by the match clinching 6-1, 6-2 win for Feldman at first. Schulz and Thigpen both picked-up 6-0, 6-0 wins at fifth and sixth respectively, while Persson won 6-2, 6-0 at second. 

Sarthak dropped his first set 7-5 at third, but recovered with a 6-3 win in the second and a tiebreaker win in the third. 

1. Michael Feldman/Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Satchal Waters/Austin Mansell (ELMIRA) 8-1
2. William Persson/David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Patrick Tracey/Colby Upham (ELMIRA) 8-6
3. Jacob Thigpen/Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Chris Konow/Jordan Curtis (ELMIRA) 8-1

1. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Satchal Waters (ELMIRA) 6-1, 6-2
2. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Austin Mansell (ELMIRA) 6-2, 6-0
3. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Patrick Tracey (ELMIRA) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Chris Konow (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-1
5. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Jordan Curtis (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Colby Upham (ELMIRA) 6-0, 6-0

Stevens 9, Ithaca 0
Junior Charles Drake and freshman Kyle Cenderelli paired for an 8-2 win at third doubles, before Stevens' top doubles team of senior Matthew Heinrich and Ben Foran blanked Ithaca 8-0 at first. Sophomore Danny Polk and Kyle Henry completed the doubles sweep soon after with an 8-4 victory at second.

The win moved Heinrich/Foran to 9-1 this spring, while Henry/Polk pushed its record to 6-4.

Polk continued the winning with a 6-1, 6-3 win at third singles, before Heinrich clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1. Foran followed with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4, followed by Henry's 6-3, 6-3 win at fifth. 

With the match in hand, Cenderelli recovered from a first-set loss to take the win at No. 6 3-6, 6-0, 10-6, before Drake completed the sweep with a straight-set win at second. 

1. Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Wes Davis/Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos (ITHACA) 8-0
2. Danny Polk/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Chris Hayes/Stefan Lazarevic (ITHACA) 8-4
3. Charles Drake/Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Nate Wolf/Brandon Buksbaum (ITHACA) 8-2

1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Chris Hayes (ITHACA) 6-1, 6-2
2. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Wes Davis (ITHACA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Nate Wolf (ITHACA) 6-1, 6-3
4. Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Brandon Buksbaum (ITHACA) 6-1, 6-3
5. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Lorenzo Viguie-Ramos (ITHACA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Stefan Lazarevic (ITHACA) 3-6, 6-0, 10-6

UP NEXT
The Ducks will host No. 31 Skidmore College tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Hoboken. 

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