The Hobart College tennis team will host the Rochester Institute of Technology in a Liberty League midweek matchup on Tuesday, April 18, in Bristol Field House. First serve between the Statesmen and the Tigers is set for 4 p.m.
 
Live video of the match will be available on hwsathletics.com.
 
Hobart enters the week with a 12-4 overall record and a 4-1 record in conference play. The Statesmen are coming off a 7-2 win over No. 37 Vassar on Sunday.
 
Junior Sean Pesin was named the Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week after clinching the victory for the Statesmen on Sunday. He defeated the No. 20 regionally ranked singles player, Fernando Bauermeister, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, for his seventh win in the No. 1 spot and fifth win over a regionally ranked opponent.
 
RIT enters the week with a 6-9 overall record and is 2-5 in the Liberty League. The Tigers are coming off a pair of losses after falling 8-1 to the University of Rochester on Thursday, and 6-3 to Union College on Saturday.
 
ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Hobart is No. 16 in the ITA Northeast regional rankings.
• The No. 17 regionally ranked singles player, Pesin is 7-5 in the No. 1 singles spot with three wins over nationally ranked opponents.
• First-year Nick Fischer is riding an 11-match win streak and is 11-2 overall with a 4-0 mark in conference singles play.
• Sophomore Hyat Oyer is 12-3 on the season and is also on an 11-match win streak while staying undefeated in conference play.
• Fischer and first-year Aidan Staunton are 11-1 in doubles play with a 4-1 mark in the Liberty League. 

ABOUT THE TIGERS

• Christian Berko is 9-5 in the No. 2 singles spot and is 2-2 in the conference.
• Brennan Bull and Joel Pho lead RIT with a 9-6 overall doubles record.
• Brian Bork and Verosh Jayanetti are 6-5 in doubles action.

SERIES HISTORY

• Tuesday's matchup will be the 33rd meeting between the Statesmen and the Tigers.
• Hobart holds a 26-6 advantage, with a 9-3 edge in Geneva.
• Hobart and RIT last met on April 13, 2022. The Statesmen defeated the Tigers 8-1 in Rochester.
• The Statesmen are on a 13-match win streak against the Tigers.