No. 25 Stevens Wins Twice At Doubles In Loss To No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer
CLAREMONT, Calif. (March 25, 2016) - The No. 25 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team fell in its spring break finale to No. 8 Pomona Pitzer, 6-3 Friday afternoon in southern-California.
The loss dropped Stevens to 5-6, while Pomona-Pitzer moved to 9-6.
Pomona-Pitzer grabbed the initial lead with an 8-4 win at second doubles, but the Ducks responded with wins at third and first to take the advantage heading into singles.
Junior
Charles Drake and freshman
Kyle Cenderelli won 8-5 at No. 3 in the pair's fourth win of the season together, while seniors
Matthew Heinrich and
Ben Foran recovered from just their second loss of the season yesterday with a 9-7 victory at No. 1.
The win was Heinrich/Foran's team-leading eighth of the season, all of which have come from the top spot.
Pomona-Pitzer responded to the doubles deficit with a straight-set win at second singles, followed by a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 5. A 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 gave the Sagehens the 4-2 lead, before they clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4.
Sophomore
Danny Polk picked-up the singles victory for the Ducks with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 3, pushing his season record to 3-2 from that spot.
The Ducks will return to action next weekend when they host Alfred University and Houghton College Saturday in the Empire 8 Conference opener.
1.
Matthew Heinrich/
Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Graham Maassen/Spencer Simonides (PP) 9-7
2. Jonathan Kim/Jake Yasgoor (PP) def.
Kyle Henry/
Danny Polk (STEVENS) 8-4
3.
Charles Drake/
Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Kalyan Chadalavada/Sam Malech (PP) 8-5
1. Graham Maassen (PP) def.
Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
2. Jake Yasgoor (PP) def.
Charles Drake (STEVENS) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Jonathan Kim (PP) 6-4, 6-1
4. Sam Malech (PP) def.
Ben Foran (STEVENS) 6-3, 6-3
5. Spencer Simonides (PP) def.
Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 6-4, 6-0
6. Josh Gearou (PP) def.
Michael Feldman (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-2