MADISON, N.J. (April 11, 2023) – No. 39 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis earned their ninth-straight 9-0 conference victory, this time over FDU-Florham on Tuesday afternoon on the FDU Tennis Courts.

Stevens improved to 5-0 in conference play and 9-6 overall. The Ducks are now 8-1 all time against the Devils, including winning the last eight. FDU-Florham dropped to 4-3 overall and lost their first conference game of the year as they now sit 2-1 in MAC Freedom play. The Devils were only able to take one set off of the Ducks on the day thanks to Tyler Crook on first singles.

Sophomore Olof Persson and junior Aashi Kulakarni got the Ducks off to a good start with a solid 8-4 victory at first doubles over Crook and Joni Carasso. Sophomore Vivek Harinarayan and first-year Max-William Kanz made it 2 for 2 with another 8-4 win at second doubles over Zach Puccia and Brandon Schwartz. Junior Andrew He teamed with sophomore Troy Zhang to cap off the sweep with an 8-2 win over Ronald Duval and Matthew Emery.

As the play turned to singles, the Ducks snuck out a victory on line one while the other five lines were won comfortably. Kulakarni matched up with Crook with Kulakarni winning set one 6-4. Crook then came back and took set two by a score of 7-6. In the third set tiebreaker, Kulakarni edged out Crook 10-8 to secure the victory. Harinarayan, who is ranked 22nd in the region, posted an impressive 6-3, 6-0 decision on line two over Carasso, while He topped Puccia 6-1, 7-6 on line three. Kanz continued the strong play with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Duval on line four. First-year Timothy Lau picked up another win on the day for the Ducks on line five with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Emery. Sophomore Sebastian Wroe rounded off the set of wins for the Ducks by taking down Karanveer Saini 6-1, 6-2 for his first singles victory since February 19.

Up Next: No. 39 Men's Tennis returns to the courts on Friday, April 14 with a home tilt against NYU. The Ducks are 7-5 all-time against the Violets, including winning the last three matches. The contest will be a Mental Health Awareness match.