SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College men's tennis team lost 6-3 to #8 Amherst College Sunday at the Saratoga YMCA.
 
The 31^st ranked Thoroughbreds are 6-3, while Amherst is 10-4.
 
Skidmore started strong by winning at number one and three doubles. Kai Yuen Leung and Nick Tong downed Aaron Rezvin and Michael Solimano 8-5 at number one, while Lucas Pickering and Steven Koulouris had an 8-3 win at number three over Ben Fife and Zach Bessette.
 
Amherst won five of six singles matches to secure the win. Koulouris was the lone Skidmore winner, beating Andrew Yaraghi 6-4, 6-4 at number three singles. Tong lost a tough three-set match at number five to Rezvin, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
 
The Thoroughbreds hit the road for a pair of matches next weekend at The College of New Jersey (April 9) and Stevens (April 10).
 
Tennis Match Results
Amherst College vs Skidmore College
Apr 03, 2016 at Wilton, N.Y.
(Saratoga YMCA)
#8 Amherst College 6, #31 Skidmore College 3
Singles competition
1. Anton Zykov (AMHM) def. Kai Yuen Leung (SKID) 6-1, 6-1
2. Michael Solimano (AMHM) def. Kit Sanderson (SKID) 6-2, 6-0
3. Steven Koulouris (SKID) def. Andrew Yaraghi (AMHM) 6-4, 6-4
4. Zach Bessette (AMHM) def. Lucas Pickering (SKID) 6-0, 6-4
5. Aaron Revzin (AMHM) def. Nick Tong (SKID) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
6. Ben Fife (AMHM) def. Ted Berkowitz (SKID) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Kai Yuen Leung/Nick Tong (SKID) def. Aaron Revzin/Michael Solimano (AMHM) 8-5
2. Anton Zykov/Andrew Yaraghi (AMHM) def. Kit Sanderson/Jonah Epstein (SKID) 8-6
3. Lucas Pickering/Steven Koulouris (SKID) def. Ben Fife/Zach Bessette (AMHM) 8-3
Match Notes:
Amherst College 10-4; National ranking #8; Regional ranking #8