Skidmore College defeated RPI 5-0 to capture its seventh Liberty League men's tennis championship
Skidmore defeats RPI to earn seventh Liberty League men's tennis title
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Skidmore College men's tennis team captured the program's seventh Liberty League title with a 5-0 win over RPI in the championship match, Sunday afternoon at Goergen Field House.
As in the quarterfinals and the semifinals, the 20th-ranked Thoroughbreds (13-7) swept doubles to open a 3-0 lead. Oliver Loutsenko and Danny Knight, ranked fourth in the Northeast region in doubles, notched an 8-6 win at number one. Jimmy Sherpa and Nick Tong, ranked 13th in the region, grinded out an 8-5 win at number two and Miles Ransom and Gabe Steerman were 8-2 winners at number three.
Sherpa and Knight clinched the championship with wins at number two and number three singles, respectively. Sherpa defeated Jarrett Regier 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 and Knight battled back from a first set loss to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 at number three.
The Thoroughbreds earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament and will be making their seventh consecutive appearance.
Singles competition:
1. Oliver Loutsenko (SKD) vs. Matt LaBarre (RPI) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
2. Jimmy Sherpa (SKD) def. Jarrett Regier (RPI) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
3. Danny Knight (SKD) def. Brandon Mazzara (RPI) 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
4. Miles Ransom (SKD) vs. McKinley Grimes (RPI) 4-6, 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
5. Gabe Steerman (SKD) vs. Sherman Uyeno (RPI) unfinished
6. Kai Yuen Leung (SKD) vs. Anthony Kim (RPI) unfinished
Doubles competition:
1. Oliver Loutsenko/Danny Knight (SKD) def. Jarrett Regier/Brandon Mazzara (RPI) 8-6
2. Jimmy Sherpa/Nick Tong (SKD) def. Matt LaBarre/McKinley Grimes (RPI) 8-5
3. Miles Ransom/Gabe Steerman (SKD) def. Sherman Uyeno/Graham Harris (RPI) 8-2