THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - With the match tied at 4-4, junior Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez won at No. 1 singles to give the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team a 5-4 victory at California Lutheran University (CLU) on the Engineers' first match of Spring Break. RPI, which is ranked No. 33 in the latest ITA National Poll, improves to 2-1. The Kingsmen fall to 1-3.

CLU jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles as it captured both No. 1 and No. 2. The duo of Zack Ebenfeld and Dylan Payne earned the visitors a point at No. 3.

Three of the singles matches went to third sets with Rensselaer winning two of them. Sophomore Brian Niguidula bounced back from a first set loss to win at No. 4 (4-6, 6-2, 6-0) and Castillo-Sanchez won in the top singles position 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

RENSSELAER 5, CAL LUTHERAN 4
Thousand Oaks, California

DOUBLES
1. Isaiah Volk & Yahn Gawrit (CLU) def. Andrew Imrie & Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez: 8-7 (6)
2. Ransom Braaten & Jake Haffner (CLU) def. Clay Thompson & Brian Niguidula: 8-3
3. Zack Ebenfeld & Dylan Payne (RPI) def. Aaron Moylan & Kylel Gillam: 8-5

SINGLES
1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Gawrit: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
2. Braaten (CLU) def. Thompson: 6-4, 6-2
3. Imrie (RPI) def. Haffner: 6-3, 6-3
4. Niguidula (RPI) def. Volk: 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Moylan (CLU) def. Payne: 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
6. Yudai Teruyama (RPI) def. Michael Sulahian: 6-2, 6-0