WALTHAM, Mass. (March 4, 2017) – The No. 22 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis couldn't overcome a doubles deficit Saturday in a 7-2 road loss to No. 30 Brandeis. 

The loss dropped Stevens to 1-3, while Brandeis moved to 4-2. 

Brandeis jumped out in front with wins at third and first doubles, but Stevens cut the deficit in half with senior Michael Feldman and junior Danny Polk's 8-5 win at second. The victory was the second of the spring for the No. 16 nationally-ranked pair.

The Judges responded with a straight-set win at second singles, before Tyler Ng topped Feldman 7-6, 6-1 at third. Regionally-ranked No. 4 Michael Arguello edged No. 13 Polk at first as the second and third sets each went into a breaker, while junior William Persson lost sets two and three after a 6-3 win in the first at fourth.

Brandeis added another point with a straight-set win a fifth, followed by a win at fifth over sophomore Divin Sarthak that came down to a breaker in the third set. 

Brandeis entered the match with two singles players ranked regionally, in addition to ranked Ng/Aizenberg at doubles. 

Stevens will be back in action tomorrow as Babson for a noon match. 

1. Michael Arguello/Brian Granoff (BRMTEN) def. Kyle Cenderelli/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 8-3
2. Michael Feldman/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Tyler Ng/Ethan Saal (BRMTEN) 8-5
3. Jeff Cherkin/Jackson Kogan (BRMTEN) def. William Persson/Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) 8-0

1. Michael Arguello (BRMTEN) def. Danny Polk (STEVENS) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Brian Granoff (BRMTEN) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-1, 6-0
3. Tyler Ng (BRMTEN) def. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 7-6, 6-1
4. Mitchell Ostrovsky (BRMTEN) def. William Persson (STEVENS) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. Jackson Kogan (BRMTEN) def. David Schulz (STEVENS) 6-2, 7-6
6. Benjamin Wolfe (BRMTEN) def. Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) 0-6, 6-4, 10-8

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