CLINTON, N.Y. – The Hamilton men's tennis team claimed victory in all six singles and went on to sweep the doubles as the Continentals defeated Rensselaer, 9-0, on Friday. With the win, Hamilton improves to 5-5 on the season, while the Engineers fall to 0-3.

Despite the loss, RPI saw senior captain Alex Franz (Westford, VT/Essex) play a hard-fought match at third singles. He played to a super tie-breaker against the Continentals' Jordan Petit, falling 6-3, 3-6, 10-3.

Below are the individual results by flight:

1. Jon Franzel (H) d. Matthew Asher: 6-1, 6-1.
2. Drew Libin (H) d. Evan Creer: 6-0, 6-1.
3. Jordan Petit (H) d. Franz: 6-3, 3-6, 10-3 (super tie-breaker).
4. Greg Kreitzer (H) d. Adam Generale: 6-3, 6-1.
5. Mike Moreno (H) d. Kyle Borton: 6-0, 6-0.
6. Peter Erwin (H) d. Patrick Russo: 6-1, 6-0.

1. Franzel/Libin (H) d. Creer/Asher: 8-2.
2. Moreno/Petit (H) d. Borton/Jamie Fitzgerald: 8-3.
3. Kreitzer/Coby Berman (H) d. Franz/Eric Polesky: 8-0.

Rensselaer is back on the courts on Monday, traveling to SUNY Cobleskill for a 4pm match against the Fighting Tigers. Hamilton hosts Colby on Saturday at 2pm.