No. 21 Stevens Routs Hartwick And Utica
HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 30, 2016) – The No. 21 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team clinched another undefeated Empire 8 Conference season Saturday with 9-0 wins over Hartwick College and Utica College.
The wins moved Stevens to 16-7, while Hartwick and Utica fell to 2-9 and 1-10 respectively. The win cements Stevens' spot as the No. 1 seed in next weekend's conference championship to be played in Hoboken.
Stevens 9, Hartwick 0
Stevens jumped out to the early lead with a dominating showing in doubles. Seniors
Matthew Heinrich and
Ben Foran, freshman
Kyle Cenderelli and sophomore
Kyle Henry, and sophomore
Danny Polk and junior
Michael Feldman each won 8-0 in their respective matches to give Stevens the commanding lead.
The Ducks continued their domination once singles started as Heinrich, Foran, Feldman, and sophomore
William Persson each won 6-0, 6-0 at first, fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
Polk picked-up the 6-0, 6-0 win at second, in addition to a 6-1, 6-0 win for junior
Charles Drake at third.
1.
Matthew Heinrich/
Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Krishna Patel/John Talbot (HARTWICK) 8-0
2.
Kyle Cenderelli/
Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown/Ross Braue (HARTWICK) 8-0
3.
Danny Polk/
Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Kelli Ryan/Sami Chaudry (HARTWICK) 8-0
1.
Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Krishna Patel (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
2.
Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. John Talbot (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-0
3.
Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Ross Braue (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Sami Chaudry (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
6.
William Persson (STEVENS) def. Kelli Ryan (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0
Stevens 9, Utica 0
A dominating doubles effort once again put the Ducks in the early lead. Heinrich/Foran won for the second time of the day with an 8-2 win at first, in addition to an 8-0 win at second for senior
Jacob Thigpen and freshman
Divin Sarthak.
Sophomore
Antonio Perich and Drake followed suit at third with an 8-0 victory of their own.
Sophomore
David Schulz won for the first time of his career at first with a 6-1, 6-2 victory, to go along with a 6-0, 6-1 win for Henry at second. Sarthak won 6-2, 6-0 at fourth, while Thigpen won 6-1, 6-0 at sixth.
Cenderelli and Perich each won 6-0, 6-0 at third and fifth to round out Stevens' dominating victory.
1.
Matthew Heinrich/
Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Kevin Vo/Raphael Warnon (UTICA) 8-2
2.
Jacob Thigpen/
Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Matt Rogers/Paul Litvak (UTICA) 8-0
3.
Antonio Perich/
Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. No player/No player (UTICA) 8-0
1.
David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Kevin Vo (UTICA) 6-1, 6-2
2.
Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Raphael Warnon (UTICA) 6-0, 6-1
3.
Kyle Cenderelli (STEVENS) def. Matt Rogers (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Divin Sarthak (STEVENS) def. Paul Litvak (UTICA) 6-2, 6-0
5.
Antonio Perich (STEVENS) def. No player (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. No player (UTICA) 6-0, 6-0
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