Ewing, N.J. – The No. 44 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to knock off No. 39 The College of New Jersey on Friday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Ducks (11-5) trailed 1-0 after doubles as TCNJ claimed all three flights.
Elias Alkio and
Dhaivik Chenemilla were edged 7-6 (8-6) at No. 3, while
Samvid Andhare and
Max-William Kanz at No. 1 and
Ian Batra and
Tristan Wroe at No. 2 were knocked off by identical 6-3 scorelines.
The Lions won the first two singles matches to extend their lead to 3-0, as Alkio was blanked 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 and Chenemilla fell 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4. Batra got the comeback started with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 3, before Kanz came away with a 7-5, 6-4 triumph at No. 2. Andhare pulled the Ducks level at 3-3 with a 6-3, 6-2 win at the top spot, leaving Wroe as the lone competitor still on court at No. 5. Wroe won the first set 7-5 and outlasted his opponent 7-6 (7-5) in the second to complete the comeback and give Stevens the win.
UP NEXT
The Ducks close out the regular season on Sunday as they host Lebanon Valley College at noon at the Bayonne Tennis Courts. With a victory, Stevens will claim the No. 1 seed in next week's Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Tournament.
