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GLENDALE, Calif. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team concluded its Spring Break trip in California with another impressive outing, defeating Glendale Community College, 8-1. The Engineers won three of four matches on the West Coast and return to the Capital Region with an overall mark of 8-3. GCC is now 7-9.

Each of the seven matches that were completed were done so in straight sets, including RPI's Alain Grullon Gonzalez and Sherman Uyeno posting identical 6-3, 6-0 wins at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively. The No. 1 singles match was won by the Engineers' McKinley Grimes by disqualification after his opponent was ejected due to poor behavior. In doubles, RPI had wins of 8-3, 8-3 and 8-0.

RPI, which is ranked 16th in the region, returns to action when it travels to the University of Hartford on Sunday.

Doubles 
1. McKinley Grimes/Brandon Mazzara (RPI) def. Chris Pope/Rondie Latham 8-3
2. Alain Grullon Gonzalez/Tristan Wise (RPI) def. Clayton Pauff/Milosz Kubizna 8-3
3. Sherman Uyeno/Graham Harris (RPI) def. Giovanni Moraes/David Ismailian 8-0

Singles 
1. McKinley Grimes (RPI) def. Hosep Orojian 6-4, 4-5 (DQ)
2. Brandon Mazzara (RPI) def. Oleg Simonyan 6-3, 6-3
3. Chris Pope (GCC) def. Tristan Wise 6-3, 7-5
4. Alain Grullon Gonzalez (RPI) def. Cameron Braun 6-3, 6-0
5. Sherman Uyeno (RPI) def. Dro Dermegerdichian 6-3, 6-0
6. Stephen Baxter (RPI) def. Rondie Latham 6-4, 6-2