GENEVA, N.Y.-The Hobart College tennis team cruised to a 9-0 win over Liberty League foe Union in Bristol Field House this afternoon. With their third straight win, the Statesmen are 8-5 on the season and 3-1 in the Liberty League.
Hobart jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a sweep of doubles play. Sophomore
Alan Dubrovsky and junior
Jonah Salita did not lose a game as they defeated Austin and Max Egna 8-0 in the top spot. Dubrovsky and Salita, the Northeast Region's eighth ranked doubles team, are now 14-6 on the season with an 8-5 record in the No. 1 spot. Juniors
Jonathan Atwater and
David Reinharz extended the Statesmen lead to 8-1 with a win over Justin Gold and Zach Kaplan at No. 3. Senior
Harry Nichols and first-year
Walker Anderson bested Ian Bank and David Bond 8-4 at No. 2.
Hobart won all six singles matches in straight sets. Dubrovsky improved to 16-6 in singles play this year with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Del Schunk at No. 1 singles. Dubrovsky is 4-3 at No. 1 this year. Anderson defeated Max Egna 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 to clinch the overall victory for the Statesmen. Anderson is 12-5 on the year and 3-1 in Liberty League matches. Atwater knocked off Austin Egna 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot to give Hobart a 6-0 lead in the match. Atwater is 14-5 this season. Sophomore
Colin Molloy won his third match of the year besting Justin Gold 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5. Fellow sophomore
Joe Mallon also won his third match of the year topping Zach Kaplan 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6. Reinharz closed out the match with a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 4. The win was Reinharz's fifth victory at Hobart this spring.
The Statesmen will be back in action tomorrow morning when they host New York University. The match is scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. in Bristol Field House.