MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Skidmore College junior Kai Yuen Leung beat #1 ranked Noah Farrell of Middlebury College 6-2, 6-3, but the 20^th ranked Thoroughbreds lost 7-2 to the third ranked Panthers.
 
Skidmore (12-4) will face Hobert in the Liberty League semifinals on Saturday. Middlebury 14-2 is the top ranked team in the Northeast region, while the Thoroughbreds are seventh.
 
Farrell, the Division III National Small College Champion was 26-1 and 26-0 against Division III competition this season. His lone loss was against Peter Tarwld of Brown.
 
Leung is heading into the post season with a 20-5 record.
 
The number three doubles team of Lucas Pickering and Steven Koulouris had the other Skidmore win, beating Kyle Schlanger and William deQuant 9-8 (8-6).
 
 
2015-16 Middlebury Men's Tennis
Skidmore College vs Middlebury (May 01, 2016)
#3 Middlebury 7, #20 Skidmore College 2
May 01, 2016 at Middlebury, Vt. (Nelson Recreational Center)

Singles competition

1. Kai Yuen Leung (SKID) def. Noah Farrell (MIDDMT) 6-2, 6-3

2. Ari Smolyar (MIDDMT) def. Steven Koulouris (SKID) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

3. Palmer Campbell (MIDDMT) def. Kit Sanderson (SKID) 6-2, 6-3

4. William de Quant (MIDDMT) def. Lucas Pickering (SKID) 6-3, 6-4

5. Hamid Derbani (MIDDMT) def. Nick Tong (SKID) 6-1, 6-4

6. Kyle Schlanger (MIDDMT) def. Ted Berkowitz (SKID) 6-1, 6-2

 

Doubles competition

1. Palmer Campbell/Hamid Derbani (MIDDMT) def. Kai Yuen Leung/Nick Tong (SKID) 8-1

2. Ari Smolyar/Noah Farrell (MIDDMT) def. Kit Sanderson/Jonah Epstein (SKID) 8-3

3. Lucas Pickering/Steven Koulouris (SKID) def. Kyle Schlanger/William de Quant (MIDDMT) 9-8 (8-6)

 

Match Notes

Skidmore College 12-4; National ranking #20; Regional ranking #7

Middlebury 14-2; National ranking #3; Regional ranking #1

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,1,2,5,6)

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