Skidmore earns Liberty League Men's Tennis Championship with 5-1 win over Vassar
GENEVA, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's tennis team won its second straight Liberty League title with a 5-1 win over Vassar College in Monday's championship match at Hobart College.
The 22nd-ranked Thoroughbreds improve to 10-6 on the season and will look to make their fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Skidmore got out to a 2-1 lead after doubles as the number one doubles team of Jimmy Sherpa and Alec Hoblitzell earned an 8-6 win over Andrew and Ben Guzick, the top-ranked doubles team in the Northeast region. Oliver Loutsenko and Danny Knight paired up for an 8-4 win at second doubles.
In singles, the Thoroughbreds won the first three matches and were leading two others before clinching the win. Knight picked up the first singles win with a 6-2, 6-1 win at fifth singles. Miles Ransom followed with a 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 win at fourth singles. Loutsenko clinched the match when he picked up a 6-3, 6-3 win over Andrew Guzick at first singles.
#22 Skidmore 5, Vassar 1
Apr 30, 2012 at Geneva, N.Y. (Bristol Field House)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Oliver Loutsenko (SKI) def. Andrew Guzick (VAS) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2. Jimmy Sherpa (SKI) vs. Ben Guzick (VAS) 1-6, 5-6, unfinished |
| 3. Luke Granger (SKI) vs. Dan Freeman (VAS) 7-6 (7-4), 4-3, unfinished |
| 4. Miles Ransom (SKI) def. Josh Kessler (VAS) 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 |
| 5. Danny Knight (SKI) def. Wilson Platt (VAS) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Alec Hoblitzell (SKI) vs. Christian Lyon (VAS) 6-3, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Hoblitzell/Sherpa (SKI) def. A. Guzick/B. Guzick (VAS) 8-6 |
| 2. Knight/Loutsenko (SKI) def. Freeman/Lyon (VAS) 8-4 |
| 3. Kessler/Platt (VAS) def. Granger/Max Bevan (SKI) 8-5 |