ORLANDO, Fla. – The Ithaca College men's tennis team saw its first outdoor action of the spring on Monday when it took the courts at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Campus in Orlando, Fla. The Bombers faced a familiar foe in former conference rival Stevens Institute of Technology in their first action of the week. The 39^th-ranked Ducks ultimately proved too much for IC on this day, as Stevens took the match by an 8-1 final score.
 
Doubles
1. Danny Polk/William Persson (STEVENS) def. Minos Stavrakas/Colten Lavery (ITHACA) | 8-5
2. Kyle Henry/Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) def. Max Prestwich/Liam Spiegel (ITHACA) | 8-6
3. David Schulz/Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) def. Sam McGrath/Garrett Boleslav (ITHACA) | 8-3
Singles
1. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Minos Stavrakas (ITHACA) | 6-3, 6-1
2. Sam McGrath (ITHACA) def. Kyle Henry (STEVENS) | 6-4, 3-6, 11-9
3. David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Colten Lavery (ITHACA) | 6-1, 6-1
4. Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) def. Max Prestwich (ITHACA) | 3-6, 6-1, 10-8
5. Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) def. Liam Spiegel (ITHACA) | 6-3, 6-0
6. Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) def. George Lomas (ITHACA) | 6-0, 6-1
 
After a weather delay pushed the start time back to mid-afternoon, the Sunshine State finally showed its true colors, making for the best conditions of the spring. The Bombers and Ducks squared off in a competitive doubles session to begin the match; however, Stevens was able to score the team point in all three matchups to take a commanding lead.
 
The closest battle in the doubles session came in the second pairing, as sophomores Max Prestwich and Liam Spiegel nearly evened the match at 1-1. The tandem went toe-to-toe with Kyle Henry and Mark Kanevsky, but unfortunately a crucial break proved the difference in an 8-6 defeat. Stevens took firm control of the match shortly after when Danny Pok and William Persson were able to score their own close win in an 8-5 triumph over sophomores Minos Stavrakas and Colten Lavery in the top-flight matchup.
 
With momentum firmly in control, Stevens sealed the deal relatively early in the singles session. The highlight of the day for the IC men came in the second-singles matchup, as IC scored its lone point when junior Sam McGrath scored a thrilling three-set victory over Kyle Henry. He took the opening set by a 6-4 score, but Henry answered back with a 6-3 win of his own in the second frame. With the match already decided, the duo played a super-breaker in the third, with McGrath inching past 11-9 in extra-points.
 
Also playing a competitive singles bout was IC's second-year netter in Prestwich. He also went to a third set in his fourth-singles bout, but ultimately fell in a 10-8 super-breaker to Mark Kanevsky.
 
Ithaca returns to action on Wednesday, March 14, when it continues its spring break with a matchup against Franklin & Marshall.