April 27, 2003

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.--After breezing through the first two rounds of play in the UCAA Tournament, the Hobart College tennis team met its match in top-seeded Skidmore in the championship game. The Statesmen dropped a 6-1 decision to the Thoroughbreds, falling to 14-7 on the season.

The sole winner for Hobart was Colman Currie (St. George's/London, England) in the fourth singles spot. He posted an overall record of 10-8, while Peter Piné (Princeton/Princeton, N.J.) had the best record on team at 22-5 in the first singles spot.

Skidmore 6, Hobart 1
Singles
1. Russell Cloder (S) def. Peter Piné, 6-1, 6-2
2. Nate Temin (S) def. Adam Raffa, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. Mural Terzioglo (S) def. Trevor McAndrew, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
4. Colman Currie (H) def. Greg Shea, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
5. Ben Levine (S) def. Matt Jacobus, 6-0, 6-1
6. Pat McEvoy (S) def. Kevan Marvasti, 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
1. Cloder/Temin (S) def. Piné/McAndrew, 8-6
2. Jessie Bendowitz/Levine (S) def. Currie/Raffa, 8-2
3. Shea/McEvoy (S) def. Marvasti/Jacobus, 8-3