ORLANDO, Fla. (March 16, 2017) – The No. 30 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team fell 6-3 to No. 20 Kenyon Thursday in the final match of its spring break trip to Orlando. 

The loss dropped Stevens to 2-7, while Kenyon moved to 4-8.

Kenyon jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a sweep at doubles including a pair of close losses for the Ducks with a 9-7 defeat at first singles, and an 8-6 loss at second for senior Michael Feldman and junior Danny Polk. 

Kenyon inched closer to clinching with a straight-set win at second singles, but Polk denied the opportunity with a 6-4, 7-5 win at first over Nicholas Paolucci. Junior William Persson continued Stevens' comeback bid with a 6-4, 6-3 win at fourth, followed by a win at fifth for junior David Schulz, but Kenyon closed out the win with victories at sixth and third.

Freshman Divin Sarthak recovered from a first-set loss at sixth with a 6-0 win in the second, but fell in a breaker in the third in a hard-fought battle. 

Stevens will continue its grueling schedule March 26 at Swarthmore. 

1. Weston Noall/Alex Rieger (KENM) def. Kyle Henry/Antonio Perich (STEVENS) 9-7
2. Nicholas Paolucci/Jacob Zalenski (KENM) def. Danny Polk/Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 8-6
3. Tristan Kaye/Mike Roberts (KENM) def. William Persson/Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) 8-3

1. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Nicholas Paolucci (KENM) 6-4, 7-5
2. Jacob Zalenski (KENM) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-2
3. Michael Liu (KENM) def. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
4. William Persson (STEVENS) def. Weston Noall (KENM) 6-4, 6-3
5. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Peter Hazlett (KENM) 6-1, 6-4
6. Henry Barrett (KENM) def. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) 6-1, 0-6, 7-6 (7-4)

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