Hobart and William Smith Colleges

14 April 2014 Statesmen Tennis Defeat St. Lawrence

The Hobart College tennis team traveled to Canton, N.Y., to take on St. Lawrence University and came away with a 6-3 victory. The Statesmen improve to 9-8 overall, while the Saints are now 8-8.

Hobart earned a 2-1 lead in doubles. Junior Michael Fields and first-year Matt DePrima notched an 8-5 win at the top spot and the pair of first-years Michael Rusk and Danny Kot logged an 8-2 victory at No. 2.

First-year Carson Smith won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 to give the Statesmen a 3-1 advantage. Fields registered a 6-1, 7-5 win at the top spot and Kot won in three sets (6-0, 4-6, 6-1) at No. 4 to clinch the victory for Hobart. First-year Jake Criss posted a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win at No. 5.

The Statesmen will be back in action on Thursday, April 17, when they travel to play RIT at 4 p.m