ITA National Ranking (March 13)

WHITTIER, Calif. - In a showdown of nationally-ranked men's tennis programs, No. 21 Whittier College defeated No. 30 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 5-4, in a match in California. 

Whittier won two of the three doubles matches and then captured each of the top three singles matches in straight sets for the win. The Poets improve to 5-3, while the Engineers fall to 5-2.

Rensselaer saw sophomore Sherman Uyeno (Brea, CA / Brea Olinda) earn two victories. He teamed with Graham Harris (Reno, NV / Galena) for a 9-7 doubles win and he took victory at No. 5 singles in three sets, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-5. Freshman McKinley Grimes (Bedford, NH / Bedford) also won his singles match in three sets, taking No. 4 by a count of 7-6, 2-6, 10-6.

RPI closes out its Spring Break trip on the West Coast with a match against Cal. Tech. on Friday at 6pm (EDT).

Singles competition
1. David Konstantinov (WHIT) def. Matt LaBarre (RPI): 6-1, 6-1
2. Chris Schommer (WHIT) def. Jarrett Regier (RPI): 6-3, 6-0
3. Samuel Farmer (WHIT) def. Brandon Mazzara (RPI): 6-4, 6-1
4. McKinley Grimes (RPI) def. Shogo Shimizu (WHIT): 7-6, 2-6, 10-6
5. Sherman Uyeno (RPI) def. Troy Chavez (WHIT): 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-5
6. Anthony Kim (RPI) def. Mark Anthony Kenney (WHIT): 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Konstantinov/Schommer (WHIT) def. Regier/Mazzara (RPI): 8-2
2. Farmer/Chavez (WHIT) def. LaBarre/Grimes (RPI): 8-5
3. Uyeno/Graham Harris (RPI) def. Kenney/Shimizu (WHIT): 9-7