Men's Tennis Sweeps Saints, 9-0

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CANTON, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team enjoyed a group effort in sweeping St. Lawrence University, 9-0, and snapping a five-match losing streak in a Liberty League contest. The Engineers improve to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference, while the Saints fall to 3-6 and 1-1.

Rensselaer, which faced three nationally-ranked programs in each of its previous three matches, got off to a strong start in doubles, paced by the No. 1 team of Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez and Zach Ebenfeld. The pair put the visitors in front with an 8-2 win. A win by Winston Yu and Sundar Devakottai at No. 3 made it 2-0 and Tristan Wise and Xavier Oshinowo boosted the margin to 3-0.

Oshinowo completed the first singles match, capturing No. 2, 6-0, 6-2, and Castillo-Sanchez clinched the match with a 6-1, 7-5 victory at No. 1.

Suryansh Patel gave the Engineers the sweep with a come-from-behind win at No. 6, 2-6, 7-5, 10-4.

The Engineers are back in action on Sunday when they host Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Bard College in a pair of Liberty League contests. The matches are scheduled for 9am and 1pm, respectively.

Rensselaer vs St. Lawrence
Apr 02, 2017 at Canton, N.Y. (Newell Field House)

Rensselaer 9, St. Lawrence 0

Singles competition
1. S. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Dean Sponholz (SLU) 6-1, 7-5
2. Xavier Oshinowo (RPI) def. Eric Tecce (SLU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Tristan Wise (RPI) def. Kevin Frommer (SLU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Zack Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Marco Amendola (SLU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
5. Winston Yu (RPI) def. Alec Roslin (SLU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Suryansh Patel (RPI) def. Elliot Solandt (SLU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-4

Doubles competition
1. S. Castillo-Sanchez/Zack Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Dean Sponholz/Eric Tecce (SLU) 8-2
2. Tristan Wise/Xavier Oshinowo (RPI) def. Kevin Frommer/Elliot Solandt (SLU) 8-5
3. Winston Yu/Sundar Devakottai (RPI) def. Spencer Whitmire/Marco Amendola (SLU) 8-2

Match Notes:
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2 ... 2, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6
Rensselaer 5-5; Regional ranking #17
St. Lawrence 3-6

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