Men's Tennis | 5/6/2021 1:14:00 PM

Box Score TROY, N.Y. - Senior Andrew Imrie broke a 3-3 tie and moments later classmate Brian Niguidula clinched the match as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team came from behind to defeat Vassar College 5-3 in the semifinals of the Liberty League Championship Tournament. With the victory the top-seeded Engineers improve to 5-0 and advance to host the conference final on Saturday. The Brewers conclude the year with a 5-1 record.

Vassar took the lead through the doubles matches by winning at both No. 2 and No. 3. RPI quickly earned the advantage with 6-1, 6-1 singles wins by both Abraham Yohannes at No. 5 and Sebastian Castillo-Sanchez at No. 1. The Brewers evened the score with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 6 but Imrie, who won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2, and Niguidula, who won at No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-2 win, closed out the competition. 

RPI plays either No. 2 Hobart College or No. 3 Skidmore College on Sunday at 1pm for the right to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

No. 1 Rensselaer 5, No. 4 Vassar 3
Sharp Courts in Troy, N.Y.

1. Castillo-Sanchez & Imrie (RPI) def. Gandham & Krueger: 8-4
2. Almquist & Wong (VAS) def. Lohrbach & Niguidula: 8-4
3. Ivanovic & Guruswamy (VAS) def. W. Yu & Yohannes: 8-4

1. Castillo-Sanchez (RPI) def. Gandham: 6-1, 6-1
2. Imrie (RPI) def. Wong: 6-3, 6-1
3. Almquist (VAS) led Lohrbach: 6-3, 4-3
4. Niguidula (RPI) def. Krueger: 6-1, 6-2
5. Yohannes (RPI) def. Guruswamy: 6-1, 6-1
6. Ivanovic (VAS) def. Tamaoki: 6-3, 6-1