The #28-ranked New York University men's tennis team defeated #38 Stevens Institute of Technology 5-4 on Wednesday, April 12, at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, NY.
"This was a good finish to the regular season," said NYU Head Coach
Horace Choy.
The Violets dropped the first two doubles matches, but the #3 team of senior
Matt DeMichiel and freshman
Zeb Zheng defeated Divin Sarthok and William Persson 8-5 to cut NYU's deficit to 2-1 heading into the singles matches.
In singles play, the Violets earned wins in #1-4 from senior
Umberto Setter (4-6, 6-1, 6-4), sophomore
Benedict Teoh (6-4, 4-6, 6-3), freshman
Michael Li (6-1, 7-5), and DeMichiel (6-4, 6-1), respectively, to win their sixth straight match and improve to 9-2 on the season. The Ducks dropped to 6-10.
"Stevens came out strong and won two of three doubles," added Choy. "We were down 3-1 at one point before winning the next four matches to win the match."
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Teoh and Li were narrowly defeated 8-7 (7) in #2 doubles by Michael Feldman and Danny Polk.
- Freshmen
Vishal Walia (3-6, 6-4, 10-7) and
Xavier Pacthod (5-7, 6-4, 6-4) lost in competitive, three-set matches in #5-6 singles, respectively.
The Violets are back in action on Friday-Sunday, April 21-23, for the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, FL.
