Stevens Opens Fall Schedule With Ducks Invitational
HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 25, 2016) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team opened its 2016 season this weekend with the two-day Stevens Fall Invitational in Hoboken.
Stevens competed against NYU Saturday in singles matchups, before a doubles tournament Sunday with NYU, RPI and TCNJ.
SATURDAY RESULTS
R1 Danny Polk (Stevens) def. Umberto Setter (New York University) 2-6, 7-6, 10-8
R1 Michael Feldman (Stevens) def. Benedict Teoh (New York University) 6-3, 6-1
R1 William Persson (Stevens) def. Matt DeMichiel (New York University) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
R1 Vishal Walia (New York University) def. Kyle Henry (Stevens) 6-2, 6-4
R1 Kyle Cenderelli (Stevens) def. Samuel Khoshbin (New York University) 6-3, 6-1
R1 David Schulz (Stevens) def. Jiri Honajzer (New York University) 6-1, 6-3
R2 Umberto Setter (New York University) def. Michael Feldman (Stevens) 8-1
R2 Danny Polk (Stevens) def. Benedict Teoh (New York University) 8-6
R2 Matt DeMichiel (New York University) def. Kyle Henry (Stevens) 8-6
R2 Vishal Walia (New York University) def. William Persson (Stevens) 3-0, retired
R2 David Schulz (Stevens) def. Samuel Khoshbin (New York University) 8-3
R2 Kyle Cenderelli (Stevens) def. Jiri Honajzer (New York University) 8-2
News and notes:
- Junior
Danny Polk, junior
David Schulz, and sophomore
Kyle Cenderelli set the tone for Stevens with each going 2-0.
- Junior
William Persson overcame a second-set loss in a big win in round one. Persson's opponent, Matt DeMichiel, won 14 times at singles last season to lead NYU in wins.
- Stevens and NYU have met five times in-a-row during the spring season.
SUNDAY RESULTS
A1 Kyle Cenderelli/Kyle Henry (SIT) def. Mitchel Sanders/Matt Puig (TCNJ) 8-2
A1 Matt DeMichiel/Benedict Teoh (NYU) def. Tristan Wise/Winston Yu (RPI) 8-6
B1 Danny Polk/Michael Feldman (SIT) def. Mike Stanley/Thomas Wright (TCNJ) 8-6
B1 Zack Ebenfeld/Sebastian C.-Sanchez (RPI) def. Michael Li/Zeb Zheng (NYU)) 8-6
C1 William Persson/David Schulz (SIT) def. Achyuth Balijepalle/Tim Gavornik (TCNJ) 9-7
C1 Umberto Setter/Vishal Walia (NYU) def. Xavier Oshinowo/Sundar Devkottai (RPI) 8-4
A2 Kyle Cenderelli/Kyle Henry (SIT) def. Tristan Wise/Winston Yu (RPI) 8-4
A2 Matt DeMichiel/Benedict Teoh (NYU) def. Mitchel Sanders/Matt Puig (TCNJ) 8-4
B2 Zack Ebenfeld/Sebastian C.-Sanchez (RPI) def. Danny Polk/Michael Feldman (SIT) 8-4
B2 Mike Stanley/Thomas Wright (TCNJ) def. Michael Li/Zeb Zheng (NYU) 8-1
C2 Xavier Oshinowo/Sundar Devkottai (RPI) def. William Persson/David Schulz (SIT) 8-5
C2 Umberto Setter/Vishal Walia (NYU) def. Gokul Murugesan/Tim Gavornik (TCNJ) 8-3
D1 Samuel Khoshbin/Jiri Honajzer (NYU) def. Stephen Baxter/Alex Lee (RPI) 8-3
A3 Matt DeMichiel/Benedict Teoh (NYU) def. Kyle Cenderelli/Kyle Henry (SIT) 8-4
A3 Xavier Oshinowo/Sundar Devkottai (RPI) def. Gokul Murugesan/Achyuth Balijepalle (TCNJ) 8-3
B3 Danny Polk/Michael Feldman (SIT) def. Michael Li/Zeb Zheng (NYU) 8-4
B3 Zack Ebenfeld/Sebastian C.-Sanchez (RPI) def. Mike Stanley/Jack August (TCNJ) 8-3
C3 William Persson/David Schulz (SIT) def. Umberto Setter/Vishal Walia (NYU) 9-8
C3 Xavier Oshinowo/Sundar Devkottai (RPI) def. Gokul Murugesan/Achyuth Balijepalle (TCNJ) 8-3
News and notes:
- All three of Stevens' doubles teams went 2-for-3 on the day.
- Three of Stevens' six wins came by at least four points.
- Henry/Cenderelli was one of Stevens' most consistent doubles teams towards the end of the spring where they went 6-3 on the season. The duo competed together for both Empire 8 championship matches, and the NCAA Tournament.
- Feldman/Polk went 7-0 last season.
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The Ducks will compete once more this fall with the ITA Northeast Regional starting on October 1.