2016-17 Schedule | LGR! Tournament

LATHAM, N.Y. - Suryansh Patel pulled out a three-set victory at No. 5 singles to break a 4-4 tie and give the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) a 5-4 victory over the University of Rochester in a non-league men's tennis match at Tri-City Fitness.

The Engineers, who held a 2-1 lead after doubles, dropped three of the first five singles matches and needed Patel to win to salvage the victory. The sophomore came through, posting a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win at No. 5.

Also victorious in singles for RPI (2-0) were the No. 1 and No. 2 players, Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez and Xavier Oshinowo. Castillo-Sanchez won 6-4, 6-2, while Oshinowo posted a 6-3, 6-3 win. The win was the second of the day for both as they also won their respective doubles matches.

RPI is idle until March 12 when it plays Colby-Sawyer College in Florida. Rochester, which is now 3-4, hosts Union College on Saturday.

RENSSELAER 5, ROCHESTER 4
February 26, 2017
Tri-City Fitness in Latham, N.Y.

1. Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez & Zack Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Masaru Fujimaki & Aaron Mevorach: 8-6
2. Winston Yu & Xavier Oshinowo (RPI) def. Andy Nunno & Sam Leeman: 9-7
3. Tanmay Thakkar & Sahaj Somani (ROC) def. Stephen Baxter & Sundar Devakottai: 8-5

1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Fujimaki: 6-4, 6-2
2. Oshinowo (RPI) def. Nunno: 6-3, 6-3
3. Leeman (ROC) def. Ebenfeld: 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
4. Mevorach (ROC) def. Yu: 7-6 (7), 6-1
5. Suryanch Patel (RPI) def. Somani: 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
6. Thakkar (ROC) def. Baxter: 6-2, 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2 ... 6, 4, 2, 1, 3, 5