WALTHAM, Mass. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team competed on the road at Brandeis, where the host Judges earned a 6-1 team victory.

RPI opened the match with a highlight in doubles competition at the top position. The pairing of Tasmay Shah and Tsubasa Okada delivered a strong performance, earning a 6-3 victory over their Brandeis' top duo to give the Engineers an early point.

At No. 2 doubles, Gustave Viennet and Quoc-Uy Vo battled in a close contest before falling by a narrow 7-5 score, while Felix Puyplat and Aiden Atri competed at the third position.

In singles play, RPI continued to compete across the lineup against a strong Brandeis squad. At the No. 1 position, Shah fought through a competitive opening set that was decided in a tiebreak before ultimately falling 7-6, 6-4. Okada delivered a strong start at No. 2 singles, claiming the first set 6-3 before his opponent rallied to take the next two sets.

Viennet delivered one of the most competitive matches of the day at the fourth position, winning the opening set 6-3 before dropping a hard-fought three-set decision. Puyplat also battled at No. 5 singles, taking the first set 6-4 before the match was decided in a third-set tiebreak.

RPI's lone singles victory came at the sixth position, where Debarshi Sen earned a hard-fought win over Yasee Houwari. After winning the opening set 6-2, Sen dropped the second set before responding with a strong performance in the tiebreak to secure the victory.

The Engineers return to Liberty League action on Saturday with a 3:30 pm meeting at RIT.