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GLENDALE, Calif. - Jarrett Regier and Brandon Mazzara both earned victories in singles and doubles to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team to a 5-4 win over Occidental College in the Engineers' Spring Break opener at Scholl Canyon Golf and Tennis Club. RPI, which is ranked 30th in the nation, improves to 4-1. Occidental, ranked 12th in its region, is now 1-5.

Regier (East Amherst, NY / Clarence) and Mazzara (Orange, CA / Villa Park) teamed up to win at first doubles, 8-5, before winning their individual matches. A senior, Regier won a No. 2, 6-2, 6-3, while Mazzara, a junior, needed three sets to win his match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. 

Rensselaer won two of the three doubles matches and three of the six singles matches.

Singles competition
1. Dancu (OCC) def. Matt LaBarre (RPI) 4-6, 7-5, 3-2 inj.
2. Jarrett Regier (RPI) def. Siebs (OCC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Brandon Mazzara (RPI) def. Chernin (OCC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Howard (OCC) def. McKinley Grimes (RPI) 6-4, 6-1
5. Colton (OCC) def. Sherman Uyeno (RPI) 6-4, 5-7, 3-0 inj.
6. Anthony Kim (RPI) def. Kazangian (OCC) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Regier/Mazzara (RPI) def. Dancu/Howard (OCC) 8-5
2. LaBarre/Grimes (RPI) def. Siebs/Kazangian (OCC) 8-5
3. Chernin/Brown (OCC) def. Uyeno/Graham Harris (RPI) 8-4

The Engineers return to the court on Monday, when they face Biola University at 5pm EDT.