Houghton Wins; Stevens Falls

Houghton Wins; Stevens Falls

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HOUGHTON
The Kerr-Pegula Field House has proven kind to the host Highlanders this spring, as Houghton men's tennis moved to 2-4 on the year after their second-straight home victory.

Wednesday the Highlanders knocked off Penn State-Behrend 8-1 in front of the home fans.

Houghton swept the three doubles matches and was 5-1 in singles.

Doubles:
   Chase Rangel / Jordan Crouch (Houghton)     def     Andre Robert / Christian Ponce (PSB)            8-3
   Matt James / Jordan Scott (Houghton)          def    Matt Johnson  / David Buiter    (PSB)              8-5                   
   Bjorn Webb / Matt Greer    (Houghton)           def     Nick Kapty / Jeremy Burnheimer (PSP)          8-5

Singles:
    Chase Rangel (Houghton)                            def    Andre Robert (PSB)            6-3,6-3
    Matt Johnson (Penn State Behrend)              def    Jordan Crouch (Houghton)    2-6, 6-4, (13-11 Super Tie-breaker)
    Jordan Scott (Houghton)                              def     David Buiter    (PSB)          6-0,6-0
    Matt James  (Houghton)                               def    Nick Kapty        (PSB)         6-1,6-1
    Bjorn Webb (Houghton)                                def    Brett Palmer     (PSB)        6-0,6-1
    Conner Barnes (Houghton)                            def    Jeremy Burnheimer PSB)    6-1,6-1
 

STEVENS
The No. 29 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team held the advantage after doubles Wednesday before falling 6-3 to Division II Florida Institute of Technology.
 
The loss evens Stevens' record to 4-4 while Florida Tech moved to 11-4. The Panthers entered the match ranked No. 44 in DII.
 
The Ducks gained the early advantage with junior Matthew Heinrich and freshman Danny Polk's dominant 8-1 win at first singles to go along with junior Ben Foran and freshman Kyle Henry's 8-6 win at No. 2.
 
Both pairs were a first for Stevens this season.
 
Florida Tech got a point back with a win at third doubles before taking wins in five singles matches to take the win. The Ducks were able to salvage a point in singles with Heinrich's 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1.
 
The win for Heinrich moved the All-American to third place on the all-time Stevens singles list.
 
The Ducks will conclude their Florida trip Saturday with an 11:30 a.m. match against No. 22 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
 
1. Matthew Heinrich/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Beau Fieldsend/Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 8-1
2. Ben Foran/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Riley Lorenz/Daniel Armellino (FITM) 8-6
3. Aria Canadell/Jose Martinez (FITM) def. Charles Drake/Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) 8-4
 
1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Mattias Hartmann (FITM) 6-2, 6-2
2. Patrick Hernandez (FITM) def. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 6-3, 7-5
3. Aria Canadell (FITM) def. Danny Polk (STEVENS) 7-5, 6-2
4. Wade Ball (FITM) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ricardo Corona (FITM) def. William Persson (STEVENS) 6-3, 6-1
6. Jose Martinez (FITM) def. Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) 7-5, 6-2