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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team finished its Spring Break action against No. 15 Amherst College and the Engineers fell to 4-3 overall with an 8-1 loss in the match.

Playing singles first, RPI fell behind 4-0 before freshman Zack Ebenfeld won in three sets at No. 4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Classmate Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez also went three sets, but lost, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5).

Rensselaer returns to action on Sunday when it faces No. 3 Middlebury College at Tri City Fitness in Latham (9am).

AMHERST 8, RENSSELAER 1
USTA National Campus in Kissimmee, Fla.
March 16, 2017

1. Zach Bessette (AMH) def. Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez: 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
2. Josh Marchalik (AMH) def. Xavier Oshinowo: 6-3, 6-3
3. Nathan Kaplan (AMH) def. Tristan Wise: 6-0, 6-1
4. Zack Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Sam Silver: 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. Jon Heidenberg (AMH) def. Winston Yu: 6-1, 6-1
6. Cameron Raglin (AMH) def. Suryansh Patel: 6-3, 6-3

1. Bessette & Kaplan (AMH) def. Castillo-Sanchez & Ebenfeld: 8-3
2. Marchalik & Silver (AMH) def. Wise & Oshinowo: 8-4
3. Raglin & Gabe Owens (AMH) def. Yu & Sundar Devakottai: 8-2

ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 5, 2, 6, 4, 1 ... 3*, 2, 1