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Nick Tong

Men's Tennis

Men's tennis prepared for Liberty League title defense

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College men's tennis team continues its quest for a fourth Liberty League title in five years Friday at the Liberty League Championships in Ithaca, N.Y.
 
Liberty League Championships | Ithaca, N.Y. | Reis Tennis Center | Cornell University
Match Details: #1 Skidmore vs. #4 Hobart – Saturday, May 2 | 3 p.m.
Championship Match – Sunday, May 3 | 2 p.m.
 
 The 26th-ranked Thoroughbreds went 7-0 in regular season league play and have won 11-straight Liberty League matches dating back to last season. Skidmore lost a combined eight individual matches in its seven conference contests this season.
 
Sophomore Kai Yuen Leung is 7-0 in Liberty League play in singles this season and 5-0 in conference doubles. He recorded a three-set win against Matthew Heinrich of Stevens, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, who was ranked as the number two player in the nation to start the season. Leung is currently ranked eighth in the Northeast Region in singles.
 
Skidmore knocked off Hobart, 8-1, in the regular season meeting between the two teams.  The Thoroughbreds won two of three doubles matches before winning all six singles matches. Leung paired with Nick Tong for an 8-6 win at number one doubles and notched a three-set win at number one singles.
 
In the tournament's second semifinal, second seed Rensselaer takes on third seed Vassar. The semifinals and championship matches takes place May 2-3 in Ithaca, N.Y. at Cornell University's Reis Tennis Center. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kai Yuen Leung

Kai Yuen Leung

5' 9"
Sophomore
Nick Tong

Nick Tong

5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kai Yuen Leung

Kai Yuen Leung

5' 9"
Sophomore
Nick Tong

Nick Tong

5' 6"
Junior