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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Union College men's tennis team suffered a 9-0 loss to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Wednesday evening at the Union Tennis Courts.

The Dutchmen go to 2-11 overall and 1-5 in the Liberty League, while the Engineers, who rank 13th in the Northeast Region, improve to 7-7 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

RPI managed to take a 3-0 lead into singles play after Anthony Kim and Alain Grullon Gonzalez battled to  a 9-7 win against Spencer Fontein and Brendan Conry Jr. at No. 1 Doubles.

Stephen Baxter clinched the match for the Engineers with a 6-0, 6-3 win against Fontein at No. 2 singles.

Results
Rensselaer 9, Union 0
4-20-16 at Schenectady, N.Y. (Union Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Alain Grullon Gonzalez (RPI_MT) def. Brendan Conry Jr. (UC) 6-2, 6-3

2. Stephen Baxter (RPI_MT) def. Spencer Fontein (UC) 6-0, 6-3

3. Anthony Kim (RPI_MT) def. Zach Kaplan (UC) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0

4. Suryansh Patel (RPI_MT) def. Max Sandberg (UC) 6-0, 6-0

5. Graham Harris (RPI_MT) def. John Shanley (UC) 6-2, 6-0

6. Sundar Devakottai (RPI_MT) def. John Kodera (UC) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Anthony Kim/Alain Grullon Gonzalez (RPI_MT) def. Spencer Fontein/Brendan Conry Jr. (UC) 9-7

2. Graham Harris/Suryansh Patel (RPI_MT) def. Zach Kaplan/Max Sandberg (UC) 8-1

3. Stephen Baxter/Sundar Devakottai (RPI_MT) def. John Kodera/John Shanley (UC) 8-1

Match Notes

Rensselaer 7-7; Regional ranking #13

Union 2-11

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,2,5,1,6,3)

T-3:02 A-273