Box Score TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team won a pair of doubles matches, both in a tiebreak, and then captured four of six singles matches to defeat Skidmore College 6-3 in a Liberty League contest at Sharp Courts. The Engineers, who won at Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 5 singles, are 1-0, while the Thoroughbreds are now 3-1 (3-1 Liberty League).

The visitors jumped out to a 1-0 lead with an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles but RPI bounced back at No. 1 with Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez and Andrew Imrie winning 8-7 (7-5) and No. 3 behind Winston Yu and Abraham Yohannes, who won 8-7 (7-3).

Castillo-Sanchez (No. 1), Imrie (No. 2) and Yohannes (No. 5) were also victorious in singles, along with Brian Niguidula at No. 4. Imrie battled back to win a three-set match, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, while his teammates won in straight sets.

The same two teams are scheduled to meet again on Sunday afternoon at 1pm in Saratoga Springs. 

RENSSELAER 6, SKIDMORE 3
Sharp Courts in Troy, New York

DOUBLES:
1. Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez & Andrew Imrie (RPI) def. Sergiu Celebidachi & Zachary Portnoy: 8-7 (7-5)
2. Connor Biernat & Brendan Jimenez (SKI) def. Brian Niguidula & Peter Lohrbach: 8-4
3. Winston Yu & Abraham Yohannes (RPI) def. Tristan Thiebaut & Kevin Ha: 8-7 (7-3)

SINGLES
1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Celebidachi: 6-2, 6-2
2. Imrie (RPI) def. Jimenez: 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
3. Portnoy (SKI) def. Lohrbach: 6-4, 6-4
4. Niguidula (RPI) def. Biernat: 6-4, 7-5
5. Yohannes (RPI) def. Thiebaut: 6-1, 7-5
6. Ha (SKI) def. Yu: 6-0, 6-1