ONEONTA, NY – Hartwick lost a 9-0 decision to four-time defending Empire 8 champion Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday. Despite the loss, the Hawks managed to take 13 games off the Ducks.
           
At first doubles, Brian Redder (Marion, NY/Williamson) and Will Gilbraith (West Monroe, NY/Paul V. Moore) won four games against the Ducks' top doubles team of Charles Drake and Michael Feldman, 8-4.
           
Both Sean Coppola (Canastota, NY/Canastota) and Jefferson Monastoque (Heredia, Costa Rica/Blue Valley) each won three games in their respective flights. Coppola, playing at fourth singles, dropped a 6-3, 6-0 match to Stevens' Tyler Tisdale. Monastoque lost at fifth singles to Jacob Thigpen, 6-1, 6-2.
           
The Hawks are now 1-10 overall and 0-5 in the Empire 8. The Ducks are 10-9 and 7-0 in league play.
           
Hartwick travels to Utica on Tuesday, April 22. Match time is 4 p.m.


Stevens 9, Hartwick 0
Apr 19, 2014 at Edgewood, NJ (Binghamton Racquet Club)
 

Singles competition

1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Brian Redder (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-0

2. Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Will Gilbraith (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-0

3. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0

4. Tyler Tisdale (STEVENS) def. Sean Coppola (HARTWICK) 6-3, 6-0

5. Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Jefferson Monastoque (HARTWICK) 6-1, 6-2

6. Brett Derrington (STEVENS) def. Ross Braue (HARTWICK) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Charles Drake/Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Brian Redder/Will Gilbraith (HARTWICK) 8-4

2. Tyler Tisdale/Ben Foran (STEVENS) def. Liam Brown/Jefferson Monastoque (HARTWICK) 8-0

3. Brett Derrington/Jacob Thigpen (STEVENS) def. Matt Behn/Sean Coppola (HARTWICK) 8-1

Match Notes

Hartwick 1-10, 0-5 E8

Stevens 10-9, 7-0 E8

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