Results

The Hobart College tennis team fell 5-2 to St. Lawrence this morning in the first round of the 2013 Liberty League Tournament hosted by Vassar in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The Statesmen, the No. 5 seed and ranked No. 20 in the Northeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, finished the season with a 5-15 overall record.

The Saints, who are regionally ranked No. 19, were the tournament's No. 4 seed. St. Lawrence improves to 11-6 with the win and advance to the tournament semifinals.

The Saints came out of doubles play up 2-1. Hobart sophomore Michael Fields and junior Nicholas Schoning earned an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles. The Statesmen had match points to win at No. 3 and No. 1 doubles, but ended up falling in both 9-8.

Senior Sam DeLuccia posted a 6-4, 6-2 in at the top singles spot. He finished his Hobart career with 34 singles wins and 34 doubles victories. St. Lawrence picked up wins at Nos. 2, 4 and 6 to secure the overall victory. The tournament matches are played until decision, so matches at Nos. 3 and 5 ended unfinished. Sophomore Luke DeLuccia had dropped his first set, but was up in the second. Fields was also close to winning his match at No. 3, leading 5-2 in the second when the Saints clinched the win.

Senior Bruce Grant was also playing his final match for Hobart. He capped his Statesmen career with 30 singles wins and 38 doubles victories.