Stevens sweeps Hartwick to move to E8 final

Stevens sweeps Hartwick to move to E8 final

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Charles O'Brien

May 4, 2018

Box Score

The Basics
  • No. 37 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 5; Hartwick College 0
  • Location: Kerr-Pergula Field House - Houghton, N.Y.
  • Short Story: No. 37 Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis swept all three doubles matches en route to a 5-0 victory over Hartwick College Friday in an Empire 8 semifinal match at Kerr-Pegula Field House.
  • The records: Stevens: 14-9; Hartwick: 8-5
  • Of note: Stevens will play for its ninth consecutive Empire 8 crown Saturday afternoon. The top seeds are 11-0 all-time since the conference moved to its current format.
    
How It Happened
  • Stevens swept the three doubles matches, dropping just five points among the three matches.
  • The freshman duo of Keegan Morris and Mark Kanevsky opened match scoring with a shutout in the third doubles position.
  • The senior duo of William Persson and Kyle Henry posted an 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles and senior Danny Polk and freshman Bryan Szayna completed the sweep with an 8-4 win in the first doubles position.
  • Freshman Arjun Krishman pushed the Stevens advantage to four with a shutout win in the sixth singles slot and Polk topped John Talbot 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 singles for the match-clinching victory.

Singles Results
  • Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. John Talbot (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-2
  • Nikola Nedeljkovic (HARTWICK) vs. Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) no result
  • Nick Adamou (HARTWICK) vs. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) no result
  • Jack Steinman (HARTWICK) vs. Keegan Morris (STEVENS) no result
  • Tyler Adler (HARTWICK) vs. Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) no result
  • Arjun Krishnan (STEVENS) def. Casey Serdiouk (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Results
  • Danny Polk/Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) def. John Talbot/Nikola Nedeljkovic (HARTWICK) 8-4
  • William Persson/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Nick Adamou/Jack Steinman (HARTWICK) 8-1
  • Keegan Morris/Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) def. Tyler Adler/Casey Serdiouk (HARTWICK) 8-0

Up Next
  • No. 37 Men's Tennis takes on second-seeded Houghton College Saturday in the Empire 8 Championship match. Stevens defeated Houghton 9-0 on April 7.

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