Men's Tennis | 3/14/2018 1:57:00 PM

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ORLANDO, Fla. - With the match tied at 4-4, freshman Brian Niguidula won a tiebreak at No. 4 singles to give the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team a 5-4 victory over The University of Texas at Tyler, the 26th-ranked team in the nation, on Wednesday at the USTA National Campus. Rensselaer improves to 6-1, while the Patriots drop to 5-2.

Niguidula, who had partnered with Tristan Wise to capture No. 3 doubles (8-5), posted a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over junior Pablo Gomez for the team victory. He followed up singles victories by sophomore Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez at No. 1 (6-2, 6-7 (4), (10-8), freshman Clay Thompson at No. 3 (6-4, 6-2) and sophomore Zack Ebenfeld at No. 6 (6-1, 6-2). 

The win was the third straight for the Engineers in Florida, where they play one more match before returning from Spring Break.

RENSSELAER 5, No. 23 UT TYLER 4
USTA National Campus in Orlando
March 14, 2018

DOUBLES
1. Arthur Fagundes & Pablo Gomez (UTT) def. Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez & Andrew Imrie: 8-2
2. Gabriel Hidalgo & Daniel Rodriguez (UTT) def. McKinley Grimes & Zack Ebenfeld: 8-6
3. Tristan Wise & Brian Niguidula (RPI) def. Jose Currea & Jose McIntyre: 8-5

SINGLES
1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Fagundes: 6-2, 6-7 (4), (10-8)
2. Rodriguez (UTT) def. Imrie: 6-2, 6-3
3. Clay Thompson (RPI) def. Hidalgo: 6-4, 6-2
4. Niguidula (RPI) def. Gomez: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
5. McIntyre (UTT) def. Grimes: 6-3, 0-6, (10-7)
6. Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Currea: 6-1, 6-2