Poughkeepsie, NY – The #37 Vassar College Men's Tennis team scored an impressive 6-1 victory over #22 Skidmore Saturday morning and with the win clinched the top seed in the upcoming Liberty League Championship. First Year
Jonas Santos (Las Vegas, NV) clinched the win for Vassar with a fifth singles victory.
Saturday's win pushes Vassar's winning streak to nine matches and improves it to 14-5 overall on the season and a perfect 7-0 in Liberty League play. Skidmore slips to 12-5 overall and 5-1 against league rivals.
Doubles
- Vassar earned the doubles point against the Thoroughbreds with victories at the second and third positions.
- The Brewers' second unit of Pedro Cattaruzzi (Chatham, NJ) and Junchen Jia (Vail, AZ) got Vassar on the board with a 6-1 victory.
- Eugene Lee (Chico, CA) and Santos clinched the point at the third position with a tough 7-5 victory, a win that moved them to 12-2 on the season.
Singles
- Vassar was victorious at five of the six singles positions to put away the win.
- Fernando Bauermeister (Winter Park, FL) gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead with a 6-1, 6-3 second singles victory.
- At the top flight, Lee improved to 12-3 and gave the Brewers a 3-1 advantage with a 6-4, 6-4 win.
- Santos clinched the win at the fifth position in a 6-3, 6-4 triumph, a win that pushed his singles record to 10-4 in his sixth straight win.
- Nolan Kubiak (Oregon, WI) outlasted Skidmore's Fletcher King at the third slot, rallying for a 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) victory.
- First Year Shrey Choudhary (Farmington, CT) scored a 6-2, 6-4 sixth singles win for Vassar, improving his singles standing to 9-2 in 11 decisions.
What's Next
- Vassar closes out the regular season Sunday afternoon at RPI.
- Skidmore was scheduled to take on Bard Saturday evening.
Doubles
Goodman/Gradin (SKID) def.
Fernando Bauermeister/
Nolan Kubiak (VC), 7-6 (7-3)
Pedro Cattaruzzi/
Junchen Jia (VC) def. King/Mori (SKID), 6-1
Eugene Lee/
Jonas Santos (VC) def. Topbas/Lundberg (SKID), 7-5
Singles
Eugene Lee (VC) def. Goodman (SKID), 6-4, 6-4
Fernando Bauermeister (VC) def. Lundberg (SKID), 6-1, 6-3
Nolan Kubiak (VC) def. King (SKID), 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2)
Topbas (SKID) def.
Junchen Jia (VC), 6-3, 6-1
Jonas Santos (VC) def. Sadeghi (SKID), 6-3, 6-4
Shrey Choudhary (VC) def. Mori (SKID), 6-2, 6-4