Ithaca, NY -- The Elmira College men's tennis team's run at the Empire 8 Tournament came to an end this morning as they fell to No. 22, and top-seeded, Stevens Institute of Technology, 6-0.
 
The Soaring Eagles played tough doubles, with just about every game going to deuce, but the Ducks would be the ones who prevailed and posted convincing 8-0, 8-2, and 8-0 wins at first, second, and third doubles, to take a 3-0 lead.
 
EC, facing one of the best starting six-man rotations in the country, would have to play their best tennis of the season to mount a comeback. Unfortunately, that would not happen as Stevens proved to be too strong. The Ducks took the fifth singles match to make it 4-0, and then got simultaneous wins at first and fourth singles to bring the match to its 6-0 close.
 
Elmira, at 8-6, tied the program record for wins in a season and made their first trip to the Empire 8 Tournament since the four-team format was adopted in 2008. The Soaring Eagles will now throw their names in for a bid into next week's ECAC Upstate Tennis Tournament, the first year that the ECAC is offering  team competition. 

Singles Competition 
1. Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Keith Bujak (EC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Ben Foran (STEVENS) vs. Satchal Waters (EC) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished
3. Michael Feldman (STEVENS) vs. Austin Mansell (EC) 6-1, 2-0, unfinished
4. Charles Drake (STEVENS) def. Chris Konow (EC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Danny Polk (STEVENS) def. Patrick Tracey (EC) 6-0, 6-0
6. David Schulz (STEVENS) vs. Yaniv Kogan (EC) 6-2, 3-0, unfinished

Doubles Competition 
1. Ben Foran/Matthew Heinrich (STEVENS) def. Keith Bujak/Satchal Waters (EC) 8-0
2. Charles Drake/Michael Feldman (STEVENS) def. Chris Konow/Austin Mansell (EC) 8-2
3. Danny Polk/David Schulz (STEVENS) def. Yaniv Kogan/Patrick Tracey (EC) 8-0