ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Hobart College tennis team defeated the University of Rochester 5-4 this evening. The Statesmen are now 9-4 overall.
 
The Statesmen ended doubles play with a 2-1 lead. First-years Thomas Shung and Jack Ledford won at No. 2 defeating Sahaj Somani and Pasquale Procaccino 8-7 (7-5). Junior Alan Dubrovsky and sophomore Walker Anderson beat Masaru Fujimaki and Runjia Fang 8-5 in the No. 1 spot. Senior Jonathan Atwater and junior Colin Molloy fell to Yifan Shen and Tanmay Thakkar 8-2 at No. 3.
 
Ledford clinched the match for the Statesmen, defeating Thakkar 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, in the No. 4 spot. Ledford is 8-3 in the No. 4 spot this season. Atwater notched a win at No. 2 over Fang 6-4, 6-4. Dubrovsky fell to Fujimaki 4-6, 2-6 in the No. 1 spot. Anderson bested Shen 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 3. Anderson has now won six straight matches in singles play. Shung fell to Somani 3-6, 4-6 in the No. 5 spot. Molloy fell to Mark Zolotukhin 5-7, 3-6 at No. 6.
 
Hobart will be back in action on Saturday, April 13 when it travels to New York City to face New York University. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.