No. 27 Stevens Picks Up Their First Win Of The Season
Danny Vohden
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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (February 23, 2014)- The No. 27 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team knocked off Babson College 5-3 on Sunday to earn their first win of the season.
Now 1-1, the Ducks will hit the road again next weekend for a battle with Swarthmore College.
After dropping a point at No.3 doubles to start the match, sophomore Ben Foran and freshman Antonio Perch got Stevens in the win column with an 8-3 victory at No. 1.
Sophomore Matthew Heinrich and freshman Charles Drake concluded the doubles matches with an 8-5 win to give Stevens the 2-1 edge. Freshman Michael Feldman kept the Ducks streak going by winning 7-5 and 6-3 at No. 4 singles, and was followed up by a 7-5, 6-0 win for Foran at No. 2.
Freshman Brett Derrington took a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 6 to extend the Stevens lead that they wouldn't surrender.
The No. 3 match was incomplete and the reason for there being only eight total points.