The No. 34 ranked Hobart tennis team will welcome No. 35 Vassar to Geneva on Saturday, March 23, to open Liberty League play. The match is set for 2 p.m. in Bristol Field House.
Hobart is coming off an undefeated week in Orlando, Florida, after posting wins over Hamilton (5-4), Oglethorpe (7-2), Goucher (8-1), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (9-0), and Luther (9-0). The Statesmen are 5-3 on the season with their sights set on conference play.
Vassar brings a 6-2 record to Geneva and is coming off a 5-4 win over Bates on Wednesday. The Brewers opened league play with a 9-0 sweep of Bard on Sept. 15.
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ABOUT THE STATESMENÂ
- Hobart ranks No. 34 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings (ITA).
- First-year Achilleas Kousaridis was named the Liberty League Rookie of the Week after going 5-0 in dual matches in Florida. He is undefeated this season, sitting at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the No. 3 spot.
- Junior Hyat Oyer and senior Winter Fagerberg are both riding four-match win streaks. Oyer is 5-3 in dual matches and 3-0 at the No. 4 spot while Fagerberg is 5-3 overall and 4-0 in the No. 5 spot.
- Senior Sean Pesin and sophomore Nick Fischer are 5-3 in doubles action at the No. 1 spot.
- Oyer and junior Troy Steiner are 4-3 in dual matches and are riding a four-match win streak in the No. 2 spot.
- Fagerberg and junior Rahul Vallabhajosula are 3-0 in the No. 3 position this season.
ABOUT THE BREWERS
- Vassar ranks No. 35 in the ITA rankings.
- Eugene Lee is 6-2 in dual matches this season and is 4-1 in the No. 3 spot.
- Nolan Kubiak is 4-1 overall and has posted 2-0 records from both the No. 5 and No. 6 spots.
- Lee and Pedro Cattaruzzi are 4-3 in the No. 3 doubles position.
- Kubiak and partner Ethan Mantell are 3-3 from the No. 1 spot.
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday will be the 18th matchup between Hobart and Vassar. The Brewers hold a 9-8 edge in the series, including a 4-3 advantage in Geneva.
- In their last meeting, the Statesmen defeated the Brewers 5-4 in Ithaca, New York, to advance to the Liberty League Championship match.
- Fischer and sophomore Aidan Staunton grabbed a crucial doubles point in the No. 3 spot, defeating Mantell and Hames Balon 8-7 (7-5).
