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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team, which established a school-record No. 27 national ranking earlier in the day, swept the singles on its way to defeating Hamilton College in a non-league match at the USTA National Campus. The victory was the fourth straight for RPI, which is now 7-1. The Continentals fall to 0-3 with all three losses coming to nationally-ranked programs.

After winning two of the three doubles matches, Rensselaer won each of the singles, five in straight sets. Sophomore Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1, senior McKinley Grimes captured No. 4, 6-0, 6-3, and sophomore Zack Ebenfeld secured No. 5, 6-0, 6-2.

RENSSELAER 8, HAMILTON 1
USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
March 15, 2018

DOUBLES
1. Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez & Andrew Imrie (RPI) def. Sam Farber & Rob Dotterer: 8-4
2. Tristan Wise & Brian Niguidula (RPI) def. Eyad Nagori & Matt May: 8-1
3. Max Zimmerman & Tim Derby (HAM) def. Gabe Osio & Alex Lee: 8-3

SINGLES
1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Farber: 6-0, 6-2
2. Imrie (RPI) def. Dotterer: 4-6, 6-2, (10-4)
3. Niguidula (RPI) def. Zimmerman: 7-5, 6-4
4. Grimes (RPI) def. Derby: 6-0, 6-3
5. Ebenfeld (RPI) def. Jafar Sharipov: 6-0, 6-2
6. Sundar Devakottai (RPI) def. Andrew Wei: 7-6 (6), 7-5