The St. Lawrence University men's tennis team was blanked by two regionally ranked teams on the weekend in Geneva, NY. The Saints were defeated by NYU on Friday before they fell to Liberty League opponent Hobart on Saturday.

Against Hobart, ranked #16 in the Northeast, the Saints battled hard in doubles but were swept. In singles action, junior Michael Hayden brought his opponent to a third-set but would fall, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 10-4.

The Saints will host the University of Rochester on April 14 at the Sammis Tennis Courts. The match is scheduled to start at 2:00pm.

Hobart 9, St. Lawrence 0

Singles competition

1. Bruce Grant (HOB) def. Michael Hayden (SLU) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 10-4

2. Alex James (HOB) def. Alan Shortz (SLU) 6-2, 6-2

3. Sam DeLuccia (HOB) def. Thomas Timpone (SLU) 6-2, 6-0

4. Matt Hursh (HOB) def. Tom Luchars (SLU) 6-4, 6-4

5. Walter Green (HOB) def. Matthew Burke (SLU) 6-3, 6-0

6. Michael Fields (HOB) def. Sam Mullin (SLU) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Bruce Grant/Michael Fields (HOB) def. Michael Hayden/Tom Luchars (SLU) 8-4

2. Alex James/Matt Hursh (HOB) def. Matthew Burke/Alan Shortz (SLU) 8-5

3. Kevin Bates/Walter Green (HOB) def. Christopher Rogers/Thomas Timpone (SLU) 8-4

NYU 9, St. Lawrence 0

Singles:

1. Connor Witty (NYU) def. Michael Hayden (SLU) 6-1, 6-3

2. C.J. Leong (NYU) def. Alan Shortz (SLU) 6-0, 6-4

3. James Dean (NYU) def. Tom Timpone (SLU) 6-0, 6-0

4. Ting Yee Lai (NYU) def. Thomas Luchars (SLU) 6-4, 7-5

5. William Smithline (NYU) def. Matt Burke (SLU) 6-3, 6-0

6. Gerardo De La Concha (NYU) def. Sam Mullin (SLU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:

1. C.J. Leong/Connor Witty (NYU) def. Michael Hayden/Thomas Luchars (SLU) 8-6

2. Ting Yee Lai/William Smithline (NYU) def. Matt Burke/Alan Shortz (SLU) 8-2

3. Karamveer Dhillon/Gerardo De La Concha (NYU) def. Chris Rogers/Tom Timpone (SLU) 8-4