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Aiden Drover-Mattinen
Perry Laskaris '07
Aiden Drover-Mattinen

Men's Tennis Kevin Beattie, Associate Athletic Director

Two in Singles Semis; One Doubles Team Alive

MADISON, N.J. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) sophomore Aiden Drover-Mattinen and senior Abraham Yohannes are two of the four semifinalists in singles and Drover-Mattinen and Andy Zhu remain alive in the doubles semifinals at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional, which concludes on Sunday.

The No. 1 seed, Drover-Mattinent advanced with wins of 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-0 in matches against foes from Rochester and Hobart, respectively. He faces Connor Griff of Hamilton in the semifinals. 

Yohannes, who is seeded at No. 5-8, had a 6-2, 6-0 victory over an opponent from NYU before coming back to beat a rival from Skidmore in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. His semifinals opponent on Sunday is from New Jersey City.

Igor Visnevskij and Andy Zhu also played in the Round of 16 but were defeated. 

In doubles, Drover-Mattinen and Zhu dispatched a pair from Rochester 8-0 before winning their quarterfinals match 8-4 against a pair from Hamilton. In the same bracket, Visnevskij and Max Safanov advanced with an 8-1 win over a duo from Ithaca but were beaten 8-1 in the quarters by a team from Hobart.
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Players Mentioned

Max Safanov

Max Safanov

6' 0"
Sophomore
Abraham Yohannes

Abraham Yohannes

5' 11"
Junior
Aiden Drover-Mattinen

Aiden Drover-Mattinen

6' 1"
Freshman
Igor Visnevskij

Igor Visnevskij

6' 4"
Freshman
Andy Zhu

Andy Zhu

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Max Safanov

Max Safanov

6' 0"
Sophomore
Abraham Yohannes

Abraham Yohannes

5' 11"
Junior
Aiden Drover-Mattinen

Aiden Drover-Mattinen

6' 1"
Freshman
Igor Visnevskij

Igor Visnevskij

6' 4"
Freshman
Andy Zhu

Andy Zhu

6' 2"
Freshman