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EDGEWATER, N.J. – The No. 38 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team opened an early lead in doubles, but No. 40 Stevens Institute of Technology came back to defeat the Engineers, 7-2.
 
The win evens Stevens' record at 2-2 in a schedule that's featured three nationally ranked opponents. The loss dropped RPI to 2-1.
 
RPI grabbed the early lead with an 8-4 lead at second doubles by Tristan Wise and Al Grullon Gonzalez, but the Ducks answered with juniors Matthew Heinrich and Ben Foran's 8-3 win at No. 1. RPI came back with an 8-4 win at No. 3 by Stephen Baxter and Sherman Uyeno to take the 2-1 edge heading into singles.
 
Stevens evened the match with freshmen Danny Polk's 6-2, 6-1 win at fifth singles before Matthew Heinrich grabbed the lead with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1. Ben Foran continued the streak with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2 followed by a match clinching win at No. 6 for Henry, 6-3, 6-3.
 
1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. McKinley Grimes (RPIMT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Brandon Mazzara (RPIMT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Tristan Wise (RPIMT) 6-4, 4-6, 10-3
4. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Al Grullon Gonzalez (RPIMT) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
5. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Stephen Baxter (RPIMT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) def. Sherman Uyeno (RPIMT) 6-3, 6-3

1. Matthew Heinrich/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. McKinley Grimes/Brandon Mazzara (RPIMT) 8-3
2. Tristan Wise/Al Grullon Gonzalez (RPIMT) def. Michael Feldman/Danny Polk (STEVENS) 8-4
3. Stephen Baxter/Sherman Uyeno (RPIMT) def. Charles Drake/Kyle Henry (STEVENS) 8-4