April 2, 2003

GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart College tennis team downed Nazareth College 6-1 this evening to improve to 9-4 overall and remain undefeated at home. The Statesmen did not drop a single set in any of their five wins at the single positions.

Sophomore Peter Piné (Princeton/Princeton, N.J.) won his fourth straight match at the first spot, improving his overall record to a team-best 17-3. Hobart returns to action on April 5, at Skidmore. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

Hobart 6, Nazareth 1
Singles
1. Peter Piné (H) def. Jefferson Dargout, 6-1, 7-5
2. Ben Klempka (N) def. Adam Raffa, 0-6, 7-5 (1), 10-8
3. Trevor McAndrew (H) def. Andrew Baldwin, 6-0, 6-0
4. Colman Currie (H) def. Yero Saponjian, 6-2, 6-2
5. Jimmie Banta (H) def. Matt Noble, 6-2, 6-4
6. Matt Jacobus (H) def. Kurt Meichtry, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Dargout/Klempka (N) def. Piné/McAndrew, 9-8 (5)
2. Currie/Banta (H) def. Noble/Baldwin, 8-4
3. Raffa/Jacobus (H) def. Saponjian/Mitch Graves, 8-1