Stevens wins Empire 8 regular season crown after sweeps

Stevens wins Empire 8 regular season crown after sweeps

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April 29, 2017

Results (Hartwick)
Results (Utica)

The Basics
  • Score: No. 40 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 9 Hartwick College 0
  • Score: No. 40 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 9 Utica College 0
  • Location: Oneonta, N.Y. - Hartwick Courts (vs. Hartwick) / Vernon, N.Y. - Turning Stone (vs. Utica)
  • Short Story: No. 40 Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team swept Hartwick and Utica Colleges Saturday to win the 2017 Empire 8 Conference regular season championship.
  • The records: Stevens: 10-13 (8-0); Hartwick: 3-9 (1-7); Utica: 1-10 (0-8)

How It Happened
  • In the day's opener, Stevens only dropped a single point in the three doubles flights.
  • In the singles flights, Kyle Henry and John Talbot played to a 6-4, 6-3 match, with Henry coming out on top. Hartwick would only earn three additional points over the course of the match.
  • Against Utica, Kyle Henry and Antonio Perich earned an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles before Stevens posted shutout victories at Nos 2 and 3 doubles.
  • On the singles side, Henry and William Persson posted 6-0, 6-0 victories.
  • The Ducks would lose only five points over the remaining four singles flights to earn the victory.
  • The victories earned Stevens the conference's regular season crown and the Ducks will look to win their seventh consecutive postseason title. 

Singles Results (Hartwick)
Doubles Results (Hartwick)
Singles Results (Utica)
Doubles Results (Utica)