Box Score April 19, 2018

Box Score 

The Basics

• Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 7; The College of New Jersey 2 
• Location: Tennis Complex - Ewing, N.J.
• Short Story: Freshmen Mark Kanevsky and Keegan Morris each earned three-set victories as No. 39 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis swept all six singles flights to defeat The College of New Jersey 7-2 on Wednesday in a non-conference match in Ewing, New Jersey. 
• The records: Stevens: 8-9; TCNJ 6-5

    
How It Happened

• TCNJ earned victories at first and third singles to take a 2-1 lead in the match. The senior tandem of William Persson and Kyle Henry took an 8-6 decision in the second slot for Stevens' lone point in doubles play.
• Senior Danny Polk evened the match with a straight-set victory in the first singles position.
• Freshman Bryan Szayna gave the Ducks their first lead in the match with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles. The reigning Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week has won nine of his last 10 singles matches.  
• Persson topped Matt Puig in straight sets to push the advantage to two.
• Kanevsky needed a deciding third set to dispatch Tim Gavornik for the match-clinching point. Kanevsky won the first set 6-4, fell in the second set 6-2, before earning a 6-3 decision to secure the point.
• Freshman Gabriel Sifuentes defeated Gokul Murugesan in straight sets for the Queens, New York native's fifth win in his last six matches.
• Morris rallied to win the final two sets to top Thomas Wright in three sets, winning the super tiebreaker 10-8 to provide the final margin of victory.

Singles Results

• Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Mitchel Sanders (TCNJM) 7-5, 1-0, retired
• William Persson (STEVENS) def. Matt Puig (TCNJM) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
• Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) def. Omar Bokhari (TCNJM) 6-2, 6-2
• Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) def. Tim Gavornik (TCNJM) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
• Keegan Morris (STEVENS) def. Thomas Wright (TCNJM) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
• Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) def. Gokul Murugesan (TCNJM) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles Results

• Matt Puig/Thomas Wright (TCNJM) def. Danny Polk/Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) 8-6
• William Persson/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Sean Reilly/Mitchel Sanders (TCNJM) 8-6
• Tim Gavornik/Omar Bokhari (TCNJM) def. Keegan Morris/Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) 8-1

From the Court

• "Last year, we lost to TCNJ and dropped five of six singles [matches]. [Yesterday], we avenged that loss and won all six singles matches. Not only is that a testament to the raw talent of our freshmen, but to the new-found belief we have garnered over the last few weeks. We have a really special group and can 100% make a run in the postseason if we continue this momentum." - senior William Persson

Up Next

• No. 39 Men's Tennis travels to upstate New York for a pair of Empire 8 Conference matches on Saturday against Elmira and Sage.

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