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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team returned to action for the first time since mid-October and the Engineers posted an 8-1 victory over the University of Rochester on Saturday. Rensselaer improves to 1-0 in dual meets in 2017-18, while Rochester is now 2-4 with five of those matches coming this month.

Three Engineers posted two victories apiece to pace the visitors. Sophomore Zack Ebenfeld and McKinley Grimes won at No. 2 doubles, 8-6, before earning wins at No. 4 (7-5, 6-2) and No. 5 (6-1, 6-3) singles. Freshman Brian Niguidula followed his win at No. 3 doubles with playing partner Tristan Wise, 8-2, with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles.

RPI returns to the court on Sunday when it faces RIT in a Liberty League contest in Western New York (1pm).

RENSSELAER 8, ROCHESTER 1
February 24, 2018
Rochester, N.Y.

DOUBLES
1. Masaru Fujimaki & Peter Huang (UR) def. Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez & Andrew Imrie: 8-5
2. Zack Ebenfeld & McKinley Grimes (RPI) def. Tanmay Thakkar & Sahaj Somani: 8-6
3. Tristan Wise & Brian Niguidula (RPI) def. Matt Resnikoff & Damani Eubanks: 8-2

SINGLES
1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Fujimaki: 4-6, 7-5 (10-4)
2. Imrie (RPI) def. Jun Yuminaga: 6-4, 6-1
3. Clay Thompson (RPI) def. Thakkar: 6-1, 7-6 (2)
4. Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Yifan Shen: 7-5, 6-2
5. Grimes (RPI) def. Somani: 6-1, 6-3
6. Niguidula (RPI) def. Leo Koblence: 6-1, 6-2

EXHIBITION
D: Suryansh Patel & Alex Lee (RPI) def. Sean Chin & Koblence: 8-0
S: Patel (RPI) def. Eubanks: 8-5
S: Lee (RPI) def. Chin: 8-4