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TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team extended its winning streak to six matches by defeating Hamilton College, 7-2, in a non-league contest at Sharp Courts. The Engineers, who have not lost since March 23, are now 12-3 on the season. The Continentals fall to 8-10.

Rensselaer jumped out to a 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles, beginning with an 8-2 win at No. 3 by Sherman Uyeno (Brea, CA / Brea Olinda) and Graham Harris (Reno, NV / Galena). RPI's top team of McKinley Grimes (Bedford, NH / Bedford) and Brandon Mazzara (Orange, CA / Villa Park) won by the same score to put the Engineers ahead, 2-0.

Grimes, playing No. 1, gave the home team a 4-0 win with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Max McKee-Proctor (Newton, MA / Newton North High School), but the Continentals cut their deficit to 4-2 by winning at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Uyeno clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 4 before Stephen Baxter (Carmel, IN / Carmel) and Alain Grullon Gonzalez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / St. Michael's School) won at No. 6 and No. 5, respectively.

The Engineers, who are ranked 14th in the Northeast Region, host Union College in their regular season finale on Wednesday afternoon at 4pm. Hamilton is also back in action on Wednesday when it hosts Hobart College, also at 4pm.
 

Rensselaer vs Hamilton (Apr 19, 2015)

Rensselaer 7, Hamilton 2
Apr 19, 2015 at Troy, N.Y. (Sharp Courts) 

Singles competition

1. McKinley Grimes (RPI) def. Austin Lokre (HAM) 6-2, 6-4

2. Max McKee-Proctor (HAM) def. Brandon Mazzara (RPI) 6-3, 6-1

3. Eyad Nagori (HAM) def. Tristan Wise (RPI) 6-1, 7-5

4. Sherman Uyeno (RPI) def. Ian Antonoff (HAM) 6-0, 6-0

5. Alain Grullon Gonzalez (RPI) def. Jonathan Cohen (HAM) 6-3, 6-2

6. Stephen Baxter (RPI) def. Alex Streich (HAM) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. McKinley Grimes/Brandon Mazzara (RPI) def. Austin Lokre/Max McKee-Proctor (HAM) def.  8-2

2. Alain Grullon Gonzalez/Tristan Wise (RPI) def. Eyad Nagori/Ian Antonoff (HAM) 8-6

3. Sherman Uyeno/Graham Harris (RPI) def. Jonathan Cohen/Alex Streich (HAM) 8-2