No. 37 Stevens tops Salem State in NCAA Opening Round

No. 37 Stevens tops Salem State in NCAA Opening Round

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Charles O'Brien

May 10, 2018

Box Score

The Basics
  • No. 37 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 5; Salem State University 0
  • Location: Pickard Tennis Courts - Brunswick, Maine (Bowdoin College)
  • Short Story: No. 37 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis dropped just six points on the afternoon en route to a 5-0 victory over Salem State University in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship.
  • The records: Stevens: 16-9; Salem State: 13-5
  • Of note: It's the sixth time in the last eight seasons that Stevens has earned an NCAA Tournament victory. 
  • Also of note: The victory was the ninth straight for Stevens Men's Tennis. The Ducks have not lost a point since April 22 and have secured 35 consecutive points against their opponents.
    
How It Happened
  • Meeting for the first time in at least 15 seasons, the Ducks opened the match with an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles. The duo of senior Danny Polk and freshman Bryan Szayna top Salem State's top duo 8-2 for their eighth straight win. The pair improved to 15-3 on the year.
  • The senior tandem of William Persson and Kyle Henry and the freshmen team of Mark Kanevsky and Keegan Morris posted back-to-back strikeouts to complete the doubles sweep.
  • Freshman Gabriel Sifuentes earned his seventh straight win with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the sixth position to open singles play.
  • Polk earned his 17th win of the year and 11th at first singles with a 6-1, 6-2 for the match-clinching point. 
  • Stevens was leading in each of the other singles flights when Stevens secured the victory.

Singles Results
  • Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Andrew Muttiah (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
  • Chen Chen (SSU) vs. William Persson (STEVENS) 1-6, 0-5, unfinished
  • John Didonato (SSU) vs. Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished
  • Roni Bazile (SSU) vs. Keegan Morris (STEVENS) 4-5, unfinished
  • Mitchell Dyer (SSU) vs. Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) 0-6, 1-5, unfinished
  • Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) def. Noah Hodgkins (SSU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Results
  • Bryan Szayna/Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Andrew Muttiah/John Didonato (SSU) 8-2
  • William Persson/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Chen Chen/Roni Bazile (SSU) 8-0
  • Mark Kanevsky/Keegan Morris (STEVENS) def. Noah Hodgkins/Mitchell Dyer (SSU) 8-0

Up Next
  • No. 37 Men's Tennis takes on No. 27 RPI at 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the NCAA Second Round. The teams met on March 13 with the Engineers coming away with a 7-2 win.

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