ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Hobart tennis team closed out its season with a thrilling 4-3 win over RIT this afternoon in a Liberty League matchup at Midtown Athletic Club. With the win, the Statesmen improve to 9-8 overall and 3-5 in conference play, while the Tigers fall to 9-10 overall and 4-4 in the Liberty League.

The battle began in doubles play as RIT secured two of three doubles matches to win the doubles points against Hobart. First-year Tejus Ranadive and senior Jose Martinez Barelles secured the lone Statesmen victory in doubles play as they defeated Luke Weber and Trent Sauer 6-4 in the No. 3 doubles spot to advance to 8-5 on the season.

The Tigers secured the doubles point, defeating the Statesmen in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, winning 6-4 in both spots. Senior Nick Fischer and Aidan Staunton fought in the No. 1 spot while junior Achilleas Kousaridis and first-year Everett Reid battled in the No. 2 spots, but both duos fell as RIT secured the doubles point in the crucial conference matchup.

Hobart fought back in singles play, winning four of six matches to secure the conference victory. Kousaridis secured a 7-6, 6-0 win in the No. 3 spot as he downed Alexander Sinclair to move to 8-7 on the season. First-year Michael Georgelis added a 6-3, 6-1 win over Gabriel Escobar in the No. 4 spot, improving to 8-7 in dual matches this season.

Ranadive secured his second win of the day as he defeated Anjann Boorels 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 5 spot to move to 10-5 on the season. The final win came in the No. 6 spot as Reid defeated Trent Sauer 6-3, 6-1 to move to 5-6 in his rookie season. His win over Sauer helped secure the Statesmen the crucial conference win this afternoon.