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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team won its fifth consecutive match, defeating Vassar College, 5-4, in a Liberty League contest on the Joss Tennis Courts. The Engineers, who are ranked 14th in the Northeast Region, improve to 11-3 overall and 5-1 in the Liberty League. The Brewers, the 19th-ranked team in the Northeast, are now 6-9 and 2-2.

RPI jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles when its No.2 and No. 3 teams of Tristan Wise (Lakeway, TX / Lake Travis) & Alain Grullon Gonzalez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / St. Michael's School) & Sherman Uyeno (Brea, CA / Brea Olinda) & Graham Harris (Reno, NV / Galena) won 8-5 and 8-3, respectively.

Wise, a freshman, then won at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-4 and Uyeno, a junior, captured victory at No. 4 singles. Stephen Baxter (Carmel, IN / Carmel) also won his singles match, defeating Alexander Luckmann at No. 6, 6-1, 6-3.

The Engineers, who last lost on March 23, host Hamilton College on Sunday at 2pm at Sharp Courts in Troy.
 

2014-15 Vassar College Men's Tennis
RPI vs Vassar College (Apr 18, 2015)

RPI 5, Vassar College 4
Apr 18, 2015 at Poughkeepsie, NY (Joss Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Nick Litsky (VCMT) def. McKinley Grimes (RPI) 7-5, 6-3

2. Daniel Cooper (VCMT) def. Brandon Mazzara (RPI) 6-4, 7-5

3. Tristan Wise (RPI) def. Christian Phelps (VCMT) 6-1, 6-4

4. Sherman Uyeno (RPI) def. Evan Udine (VCMT) 6-4, 6-3

5. Juan Felipe Laso (VCMT) def. Alain Grullon Gonzalez (RPI) 7-6, 6-2

6. Stephen Baxter (RPI) def. Alexander Luckmann (VCMT) 6-1, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Nick Litsky/Daniel Cooper (VCMT) def. McKinley Grimes/Brandon Mazzara (RPI) 8-3

2. Tristan Wise/Alain Grullon Gonzalez (RPI) def. Christian Phelps/Evan Udine (VCMT) 8-5

3. Sherman Uyeno/Graham Harris (RPI) def. Juan Felipe Laso/Alexander Luckmann (VCMT) 8-3

 

Match Notes

RPI 11-3 (5-1); Regional ranking #14

Vassar College 6-9 (2-2); Regional ranking #19