Jonah Salita

Jonah Salita

  • Award
    Rookie
  • Week Of
    4/18/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • School
    Hobart College
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Minnetonka, Minn.
  • High School
    Minnetonka
Hobart first-year Jonah Salita continued his strong play at the top of the Statesmen lineup posting a 2-1 record on the week. On Wednesday, against Rovester, he bested Masaru Fujimaki 6-4, 6-3. On Sunday, against Union he defeated Max McGeown. Salita's lone singles loss came to Skidmore's Kai Yuen Lang, the nation's fifth-ranked singles player. Salita has won five of his last six singles matches. In doubles play, Salita paired with fellow first-year Jonathan Atwater to go 2-1 on the week. They collected Hobart's lone point in an 8-1 loss to No. 20 Skidmore with an 8-5 win over Kit Sanderson and Jonah Epstein. The next day Atwater and Salita cruised to an 8-2 win over Union's Spencer Fontain and Zach Kaplan.