Kyle Hnery

Men's Tennis

No. 39 Men’s Tennis rally falls short at RPI

April 14, 2017

The Basics
  • Score: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 5 No. 39 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 4
  • Location: Sharp Courts - Troy, N.Y.
  • Short Story: No. 39 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team rallied from a 4-1 deficit but fell to RPI, 5-4, after dropping a third-set tiebreak at No. 4 singles.
  • The records: Stevens: 6-11; RPI: 8-5

How It Happened
  • William Persson and Divin Sarthak earned the only point for Stevens in the doubles flights, defeating Sundar Devakottai and Winston Yu, 8-4. 
  • After collecting wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, the Engineers had a chance to close out the match at No. 5 singles, but Michael Feldman was able to rally to defeat Tristan Wise in three sets. 
  • The Ducks would go on to fight off match points at No. 6 and No. 3 singles to make the match at No. 4 singles a winner-take-all match.
  • After falling in the first set, senior Charles Drake evened the match, winning the second set 7-6 (4). 
  • Zack Ebenfield narrowly edged Drake in the deciding third set to close the match.

Singles Results
  • Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Danny Polk (STEVENS) 6-3, 6-3
  • Xavier Oshinowo (RPI) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-2
  • William Persson (STEVENS) def. Tristan Wise (RPI) 5-7,7-6 (5), 6-4
  • Zack Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Charles Drake (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-5
  • Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Winston Yu (RPI) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
  • David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Sundar Devakottai (RPI) 2-6, 7-6 (9), 6-4

Doubles Results
From the Court
  • "Our guys simply refused to give up tonight. Four guys fought off multiple match points and we gritted out some big wins in the third set. While we didn't pull out the deciding match for the fifth point, I couldn't be more proud of the toughness our guys showed tonight." - head coach Steve Gachko.

Up Next
  • The Ducks travel to Williamstown, Massachusetts for a non-conference match with No. 9 Williams College at 9 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

6' 2"
Senior
Michael Feldman

Michael Feldman

6' 0"
Senior
Kyle Henry

Kyle Henry

6' 4"
Junior
Antonio Perich

Antonio Perich

5' 11"
Senior
William Persson

William Persson

6' 2"
Junior
Danny Polk

Danny Polk

5' 11"
Junior
Divin Sarthak

Divin Sarthak

6' 0"
Sophomore
David Schulz

David Schulz

5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

6' 2"
Senior
Michael Feldman

Michael Feldman

6' 0"
Senior
Kyle Henry

Kyle Henry

6' 4"
Junior
Antonio Perich

Antonio Perich

5' 11"
Senior
William Persson

William Persson

6' 2"
Junior
Danny Polk

Danny Polk

5' 11"
Junior
Divin Sarthak

Divin Sarthak

6' 0"
Sophomore
David Schulz

David Schulz

5' 8"
Junior