Hobart Edges Ithaca Men's Tennis 5-4
GENEVA, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College men's tennis team built a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches, but Hobart rallied for a 5-4 dual-match victory at the HWS Tennis Center. Ithaca begins Empire 8 play Saturday at 8:30 a.m. against Stevens Institute of Technology.
The doubles matches were all decided by a margin of two games. Ithaca started things with a win at third doubles by the pairing of
Chris Hayes and
Griffin Reid by an 8-6 score. Hobart answered with a win at first doubles but Ithaca went back ahead with a 9-7 win at second doubles by
David Andersen and
Wes Davis.
When singles matches started, Hobart went ahead 4-2 in team scoring with wins at first, third and fifth singles. Ithaca's Andersen earned a 6-4, 6-4 win at fourth singles and that was followed by a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win for Bomber sophomore
Zach Passman at second singles to tie the dual match at 4-4. The deciding point came at sixth singles and Danny Kot of Hobart won by a 6-3, 6-1 score.
Ithaca's record stands at 2-4 overall heading into the bulk of the Empire 8 schedule. Saturday morning's opponent, Stevens, was ranked eighth in the Northeast Region entering the spring.
Ithaca vs Hobart
03/25/14 at Geneva, N.Y.
(HWS Tennis Center)
Hobart 5, Ithaca 4
Singles competition
1. Michael Fields (HOB) def.
Griffin Reid (IC) 6-1, 6-2
2.
Zach Passman (IC) def. Michael Rusk (HOB) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
3. Matt DePrima (HOB) def.
Chris Hayes (IC) 6-0, 6-1
4.
David Andersen (IC) def. Jake Criss (HOB) 6-4, 6-4
5. Carson Smith (HOB) def.
Justin Levine (IC) 6-3, 6-2
6. Danny Kot (HOB) def.
Wes Davis (IC) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Matt DePrima/Michael Fields (HOB) def.
Justin Levine/
Zach Passman (IC) 9-7
2.
David Andersen/
Wes Davis (IC) def. Danny Kot/Michael Rusk (HOB) 9-7
3.
Chris Hayes/
Griffin Reid (IC) def. Jake Criss/Carson Smith (HOB) 8-6
Team Records:
Ithaca 2-4
Hobart 8-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,5,4,2,6)