April 22, 2018

Box Score

The Basics

• No. 39 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 8; Wilkes University 1
• Location: Stevens Tennis Courts - Hoboken, N.J.
• Short Story: No. 39 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis swept all three doubles matches and earned victories in five of the six singles flights to earn an 8-1 win over Wilkes University Sunday at the Stevens Tennis Courts. The win was the fourth straight for Men's Tennis and snapped Wilkes' seven-match winning streak.
• The records: Stevens: 11-9; Wilkes: 15-5
• Of note: The match marked the final non-conference match of the season for the Ducks. Men's Tennis has a pair of Empire 8 Conference matches remaining on the schedule, followed by the conference championship. The E8 Championship will be hosted by Houghton College on May 4-5.
• Also of note: The match marked the next-to-last home match for seniors Kyle Henry, William Persson, Danny Polk and David Schul and the quartet was honored for their career accomplishments on Senior Day.

    
How It Happened

• Stevens gave up just eight points in earning three doubles points.
• Polk and freshman Bryan Szayna and the senior tandem of Henry and Persson posted identical 8-2 victories 
• The freshman duo of Keegan Morris and Mark Kanevsky completed the sweep with an 8-4 in the third position.
• Polk, Persson and Schulz each posted straight-set victories to open singles play. Persson's 6-3, 6-2 victory in the second slot secured the match for the Ducks.
• Wilkes claimed its only point of the afternoon with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles. Henry took a 6-0 decision in the opening set, before Jonathan White took the final two sets to win the point. 
• Freshmen Gabriel Sifuentes and Arjun Krishman posted straight-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively, to close out the match scoring.

Singles Results

• Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Courtney Murphy (WUMT) 6-3, 6-1
• William Persson (STEVENS) def. Artyom Nabokin (WUMT) 6-3, 6-2
• Jonathan White (WUMT) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
• David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Andrew Neidig (WUMT) 6-2, 6-1
• Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) def. Chris Maderitz (WUMT) 6-2, 6-0
• Arjun Krishnan (STEVENS) def. Ryan Simon (WUMT) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles Results

• Danny Polk/Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) def. Courtney Murphy/Jonathan White (WUMT) 8-2
• Kyle Henry/William Persson (STEVENS) def. Artyom Nabokin/Braddock Chow (WUMT) 8-2
• Keegan Morris/Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) def. Andrew Neidig/Chris Maderitz (WUMT) 8-4

From the Courts

• "Our guys continued to play with a lot of confidence out there today and took control early with the doubles sweep. We look forward to building upon this heading into the final stretch of the season." - head coach Steve Gachko
• "Today was a very special day for our seniors. It was great to get all our seniors out on the court and for each of them to contribute to the team win today. I'm very proud today to see these guys develop and mature over these four years and mentor our young guys along the way." - head coach Steve Gachko

Up Next

• No. 39 Men's Tennis concludes the 2018 regular season with a pair of Empire 8 Conference contests against Hartwick and Utica on April 28. The Ducks have won 63 consecutive Empire 8 regular season matches. A victory against either opponent secures the eighth straight E8 title for men's tennis.

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