March 25, 2018

Box Score 

The Basics

• Hobart College 5; Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Tennis 4
• Location: Bristol Field House - Geneva, N.Y.
• Short Story: The Stevens Institute of Technology men's tennis team claimed two of the three doubles flights, but Hobart College rallied to take four points in singles play to rally for a 5-4 victory Sunday in a non-conference match at the Bristol Field House.
• The records: Stevens: 2-7; Hobart: 4-4
• Of note: It was the second-ever meeting the Ducks and the Statesmen. Hobart previously earned a 5-3 victory in Rochester on September 17, 2006. 

    
How It Happened

• Senior William Persson and freshman Gabriel Sifuentes earned an 8-2 victory at third doubles to open the scoring.
• Senior Danny Polk and freshman Bryan Szayna topped Walker Anderson and Jonathan Atwater 8-3 at second doubles to extend the Stevens lead to two.
• Hobart took an 8-5 decision at No. 1 doubles to trim the Stevens lead to 2-1 entering singles play.
• The Statesmen took three consecutive wins in singles play to take a 4-2 lead in the match. 
• Freshman Mark Kanevsky stopped the Hobart run with a straight-set victory at No. 5 singles to draw Stevens within win.
• While play was going on in the No. 1 match, Szayna was putting the finishing touches on a perfect weekend with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Collin Molloy in the sixth slot.
• In the match-clinching point, Polk fell to Jonah Salita in a thrilling three-set contest, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-2 to give Hobart the match.

Singles Results

• Jonah Salita (HOB) def. Danny Polk (STEVENS) 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-2
• #31 Alan Dubrovsky (HOB) def. William Persson (STEVENS) 6-3, 6-4
• Jonathan Atwater (HOB) def. Keegan Morris (STEVENS) 6-4, 6-0
• Walker Anderson (HOB) def. David Schulz (STEVENS) 6-2, 6-4
• Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) def. David Reinharz (HOB) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
• Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) def. Colin Molloy (HOB) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles Results

• Alan Dubrovsky/Jonah Salita (HOB) def. Kyle Henry/Mark Kanevsky (STEVENS) 8-5
• Danny Polk/Bryan Szayna (STEVENS) def. Walker Anderson/Jonathan Atwater (HOB) 8-3
• William Persson/Gabriel Sifuentes (STEVENS) def. David Reinharz/Patrick Gray (HOB) 8-2

From the Court

• "It was great to see our doubles come together today and go up 2-1 heading into the singles. Unfortunately, Hobart dug a little deeper and played the big points better in singles. I'm very happy to see our freshmen continue to improve and step up big this weekend. Hats off to Hobart today on a well-earned win and I hope this tough loss makes us work that much harder next time we get on the court." - head coach Steve Gachko

Up Next

• Men's Tennis opens Empire 8 Conference play with a pair of matches in upstate New York on March 31. The Ducks take on St. John Fisher College at 9 a.m., followed by a 2:00 p.m. battle with Nazareth College.

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