No. 23 Stevens Dominates In E8 Opener
WASHINGTON, N.J. (April 2, 2016) – The No. 23 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team opened its Empire 8 Conference Schedule Saturday with a pair of 9-0 wins over Houghton College and Alfred University.
With the wins, Stevens rose its record to 7-6 overall for the season.
Stevens 9, Houghton 0
Senior
Ben Foran and sophomore
William Persson got the Ducks off to the right start with an 8-2 win at first doubles, followed by an 8-1 win for junior
Antonio Perich and freshman
Divin Sarthak at No. 2.
Junior
Michael Feldman and senior
Jacob Thigpen completed the doubles sweep for the Ducks shortly after, winning 8-5 at No. 3 to give Stevens the 3-0 advantage heading into singles.
Sophomore
Danny Polk extended the lead with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 1, before sophomore
Kyle Henry tallied the match-clinching point with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Sophomore
William Persson followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win at fourth, followed by a 6-0, 6-1 for Feldman at third.
Perich continued the rout with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6, where Sarthak finished-off the match sweep with a 6-1, 6-0 win at fifth.
1.
Ben Foran/
William Persson (STEVENS) def. Chase Rangel/Jordan Crouch (HCMT15) 8-2
2.
Antonio Perich/
Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Jordan Scott/Bjorn Webb (HCMT15) 8-1
3.
Michael Feldman/
Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Zach Shilvock/Connor Barnes (HCMT15) 8-5
1.
Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Chase Rangel (HCMT15) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Jordan Crouch (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Zach Shilvock (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-1
4.
William Persson (STEVENS) def. Jordan Scott (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Bjorn Webb (HCMT15) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Connor Barnes (HCMT15) 6-0, 6-0
Stevens 9, Alfred 0
Persson and sophomore
David Schulz got the winning started with an 8-1 win at No. 3, before Polk and Henry made it 2-0 with their 8-4 win at No. 1. Feldman and Perich polished-off the doubles sweep soon after with their 8-2 win at second.
The win was the first of the season for Schulz, while Henry/Polk moved its record to 5-4.
Schulz picked-off another win for the Ducks with his 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5, followed by a 6-1, 6-0 victory for Persson at No. 3 to clinch the match. Cenderelli followed-suit with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2, before Perich won 6-1, 6-0 at fourth to make it 7-0.
Thigpen won his first singles match of the year with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6, while Drake pulled-out the 7-6, 7-6 victory at No. 1 to seal the match sweep.
1.
Danny Polk/
Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Connor Doud/Matt Baloga (ALFREDM) 8-4
2.
Michael Feldman/
Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Kevin Volz/Pat Brown (ALFREDM) 8-2
3.
William Persson/
David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Mike Wisniewski/Sean Benoit (ALFREDM) 8-1
1.
Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Connor Doud (ALFREDM) 7-6, 7-6
2.
Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Mike Wisniewski (ALFREDM) 6-0, 6-0
3.
William Persson (STEVENS) def. Matt Baloga (ALFREDM) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. Kevin Volz (ALFREDM) 6-1, 6-0
5.
David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Pat Brown (ALFREDM) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Sean Benoit (ALFREDM) 6-1, 6-0
UP NEXT
The Ducks will continue their E8 schedule next Saturday with road matchups at Elmira College and Ithaca College.