Box Score GENEVA, N.Y-The Hobart College tennis team cruised to an 8-1 win over Oneonta in its season opener in Bristol Field House this afternoon.
 
The Statesmen, who were ranked 35th in the latest Oracle/ITA Division III Men's National Team Rankings, took control of the match with a sweep of doubles play. Junior Jonah Salita and sophomore Alan Dubrovsky posted an 8-0 win over Joseph D'Orazio and Nicholas Fox at No. 1. The Northeast Region's eighth ranked doubles team is now 7-1 as a duo in 2017-18. Senior Harry Nichols and junior Jonathan Atwater bested Zach Lasky and Marco Ammirati 8-1 at No. 2. Atwater and Nichols are 4-3 this season. Sophomore Joe Mallon and first-year Walker Anderson wrapped up doubles play with an 8-6 win at No. 3.
 
Dubrovsky collected his second win of the day at No. 2 singles. The nation's 31st ranked singles player did not lose a game, besting Nicholas Fox 6-0, 6-0. Dubrovsky is a team best 9-1 in singles play on the season. Anderson clinched the match for Hobart, topping Marco Ammirati 6-3, 6-1. Anderson is 5-0 in his rookie season. Playing at No. 1, Atwater rolled to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Riley Smith. Atwater is 5-2 in singles play this season. Junior David Reinharz posted his first victory as a Statesmen, defeating Cole Laffitte, 1-6, 6-1, 10-8, in the fifth spot. Sophomore Colin Molloy closed out the match, beating Timothy Distler 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6.
 
Zach Lasky posted the lone win for Oneonta (2-2). He edged Joe Mallon 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 at No. 4.
 
Hobart will be back in action on March 3-4, when it travels to Ohio for a pair of matches. The Statesmen take on Case Western Reserve on March 3 at 4 p.m. and Oberlin March 4 at 10 a.m.