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No. 37 Men’s Tennis falls at Mary Washington Invitational

February 25, 2018

Match Results (Coe)
Match Results (Sewanee)
Match Results (Mary Washington)

The Basics
  • Location: University of Mary Washignton Indoor Court - Fredericksburg, Pa.
  • Short Story: Freshman Keegan Morris earned a pair of victories at second singles and the senior tandem of Danny Polk and William Persson also earned two wins at first doubles, but No. 37 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis fell to three nationally-ranked opponents at the 2018 Mary Washington Invitational in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
  • The records: #29 Mary Washington: 5-0; #22 Sewanee: 8-2; #39 Coe: 5-3; #37 Stevens: 0-4
    
How It Happened
  • The Ducks opened the event with a 7-2 loss to No. 39 Coe College. 
  • Senior Kyle Henry and freshman Bryan Szayna dropped an 8-6 decision at second doubles to Josh Pudlo and Luke Ford in the first decision of the weekend.
  • Polk and Persson evened the score with a tidy 9-8 win at first doubles, however, the freshman duo of Morris and Mark Kanevsky dropped a 9-7 score at third doubles to Jake Kudrick and Nate Grenier to give Coe a 2-1 lead after doubles play.
  • Polk fell to No. 19 Brady Anderson in straight sets to open singles play and Persson fell to No. 50 Nate Ackert as Coe built a 4-1 lead in the match.
  • Morris defeated Pudlo in straight sets to draw Stevens within two, however, Evgeny Pakhomenko won a third-set tiebreaker over Kanevsky at fifth singles to give Coe the match-deciding point.
  • Coe victories at fifth and sixth singles provided the final margin of victory.
  • After falling in the opening match, the Ducks dropped identical 7-2 decisions to both No. 22 Sewanee and the hosting Eagles.
  • Against Sewanee, Henry and Szayna fell Andres Carro and Jordan Brewster, 8-3. 
  • Polk and Persson earned their second win of the weekend with an 8-4 win over Jack Gray and Aubrey Davis at No. 1 doubles.
  • Morris and Kanevsky dropped a thrilling 9-8 decision to Jack Metzger and Ryan Olps at third doubles to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the match. 
  • Gray and Carro earned victories at first and third singles to give Sewanee a 4-1 lead in the match. Persson earned a 6-1 over Carro to open the match, but fell 6-2, 6-4 over the next two sets to drop the match.
  • Morris rallied after dropping the opening set for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory at third, but Henry, Szayna and freshman Arjun Krishnan each fell in straight sets to give Sewanee the victory.
  • In the final match of the weekend, the Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead en route to a 7-2 victory for Mary Washington's fifth consecutive win over the Ducks.
  • The Eagles claimed all three doubles flights to take an early 3-0 lead in the match.
  • Moses Hutchison and Cole Tecce each won their respective singles flights in straight sets to secure the victory for Mary Washington.
  • Trailing 7-0, Persson and Henry earned wins at third and fourth singles, respectively, to provide the final margin of victory. Person and Joseph Brown were locked in a well-played match before Brown retired and Henry took a 7-5 decision in the third set to defeat Derek Hagino.

From the Court
  • "Overall, this weekend was a great experience for our guys. It's obviously frustrating to fall short in eac match, but I believe we are a stronger team now as a result. It's easy for the overall team score to overshadow some notable performances from our guys this weekend. Polk and Persson picked up two big wins at the top doubles spot, Morris beat two tough opponents at the #2 singles spot, and Henry and Persson both pulled out huge third set wins over Mary Washington. All of our guys showed some great stuff throughout the weekend, which will give us plenty to build from moving forward." - head coach Steve Gachko

Up Next
  • Men's Tennis travels south for its annual spring trip with matches against Ithaca, RPI, and Kenyon on the schedule.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Henry

Kyle Henry

6' 4"
Senior
William Persson

William Persson

6' 4"
Senior
Danny Polk

Danny Polk

5' 11"
Senior
Mark Kanevsky

Mark Kanevsky

5' 10"
First-Year
Arjun Krishnan

Arjun Krishnan

5' 10"
First-Year
Keegan Morris

Keegan Morris

6' 0"
First-Year
Bryan Szayna

Bryan Szayna

6' 0"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Kyle Henry

Kyle Henry

6' 4"
Senior
William Persson

William Persson

6' 4"
Senior
Danny Polk

Danny Polk

5' 11"
Senior
Mark Kanevsky

Mark Kanevsky

5' 10"
First-Year
Arjun Krishnan

Arjun Krishnan

5' 10"
First-Year
Keegan Morris

Keegan Morris

6' 0"
First-Year
Bryan Szayna

Bryan Szayna

6' 0"
First-Year