Results

GENEVA, NY (April 26, 2015) – The Vassar men's tennis team wrapped up the regular season in comeback fashion Sunday afternoon, rallying to top Hobart College 6-3 on the road. After initially going down 1-2 in doubles, the Brewers came through in singles play winning five of six to clinch the team victory.

The win solidifies Vassar (9-9, 5-2 Liberty League) as the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Liberty League Tournament May 2-3 at the Reis Tennis Center in Ithaca, NY. VC will match up with the No. 2 seeded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the first round, while Hobart (10-8, 4-3 Liberty League) will face top-seeded Skidmore.

Sophomore Nick Litsky (St. Petersburg, FL/Shorecrest Prep. School) and junior Daniel Cooper (Piedmont, CA/Piedmont) kept Vassar alive in doubles, topping  Michael Fields and Matt DePrima 8-4 in the No. 1 match. The visitors would trail 1-2 heading into singles, but swung the momentum back in their favor to secure the team victory.

Sophomore Juan Felipe Laso (Quito, Ecuador/Colegio Ameican de Quito) grinded out a win in the lone three set match of the day, coming from behind to best  Harry Nichols 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 at No. 5. Junior Jeffrey Gerwin (Fairfax, CA/Sir Francis Drake) picked up a crucial victory at No. 6, winning 6-4, 6-1 over Danny Kot.

Litsky clinched the match for the Brewers, winning his seventh straight bout at No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-1 over Michael Rusk. The win pushed Litsky to 7-0 in Liberty League singles play and 16-6 overall on the season.

Cooper and junior Christian Phelps (Eau Claire, WI/Eau Claire) secured the final two wins for Vassar on the afternoon, as the team will now set its sights on the conference tournament next weekend.

Stay tuned to vassarathletics.com and @vassarathletics for details surrounding Vassar's Liberty League semifinal matchup with RPI on May 2.

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