Harinarayan
Dave Janosz
3
Stevens STEVENS (9-6)
6
Winner TCNJ TCNJM (14-1)
Stevens STEVENS
(9-6)
3
Final
6
TCNJ TCNJM
(14-1)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Stevens Athletic Communications

No. 42 Men's Tennis Loses Ranked Battle to No. 22 TCNJ

The Ducks finish non-conference play 5-6.

EWING, N.J. (April 21, 2024) – Junior Vivek Harinarayan won both of his matches for the Ducks but it wasn't enough as the No. 42 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team lost to No. 22 TCNJ 6-3 Sunday afternoon in a non-conference match.

For the first time in a while, the Ducks found themselves trailing after the doubles matches. Stevens lost the matches on the first and third lines, but Harinarayan and senior Aashi Kulakarni earned a 8-2 win on line two as they trailed 2-1 after doubles.

Needing to make a comeback, Stevens won just two singles matches as they faltered at the ranked Lions. Harinarayan picked up a second line win. He won in two sets, but won a first-set tiebreak to propel him to the win. Senior Andrew He then won a three-set thriller on the fourth line for the Ducks.

Stevens (9-6) see their five-match winning streak come to an end. The Ducks went 1-6 against ranked opponents this season. Stevens finishes non-conference play 5-6. With the loss, Stevens is now 8-6 against the Lions all-time. TCNJ improved to 14-1 with the win.

The Rundown
DOUBLES
Harrison Maitland-Carter/Matthew Michibata (TCNJ) def. Olof Persson/Sebastian Wroe (SIOT), 8-5
Vivek Harinarayan/Aashi Kulakarni (SIOT) def. Aayush Kishore/Asa Wong (TCNJ), 8-2
Brett Schuster/Nathan Chan (TCNJ) def. Max-William Kanz/Andhare Samvid, 8-5

SINGLES

Matthew Michibata (TCNJ) def. Aashi Kulakarni, 6-4, 6-4
Vivek Harinarayan (SIOT) def. Adrian Tsui (TCNJ), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Aayush Kishore (TCNJ) def. Max-William Kanz (SIOT), 6-4, 6-4
Andrew He (SIOT) def. Harrison Maitland-Carter (TCNJ), 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Brett Schuster (TCNJ) def. Sebastian Wroe, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-0
Asa Wong (TCNJ) def. Olof Persson (SIOT), 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)

Top Performers

  • Kulakarni and Harinarayan have won two doubles matches in a row.
  • He has won five-straight singles matches.

Around the MAC Freedom

  • DeSales vs. Penn State Brandywine 12 p.m.
  • King's vs. Lebanon Valley 1 p.m.

Up Next

  • The Ducks close out the home portion of their schedule on Tuesday as they host Arcadia. First serve is set for 3 p.m. The Ducks are 3-0 all-time against the Knights. Appropriate links will be posted to stevensducks.com.

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