CLAREMONT, Calif. – The 24th ranked Skidmore College men's tennis team wrapped up play in the competive Stag-Hen Invitational on Wednesday after a 6-3 loss to #8 Whitman at the Pomona-Pitzer tennis courts.
 
The Thoroughbreds finish the tournament in eighth place after three matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, as their record stands at 4-4. Whitman improves to 15-5.
 
The duo of Kai Yuen Leung and John Wynne picked up Skidmore's lone doubles victory, just edging Whitman's Zach Hewlin and Petar Jivkov 9-8 at #1. In singles play, Leung earned Skidmore's second victory with a three-set victory against Hewlin at the top slot. Leaf breezed through his match at sixth singles, defeating Whitman's Rajul Chikkalingaiah in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
 
Skidmore will return home, hosting #3 Middlebury on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Tennis Match Results
Skidmore vs Whitman College
Mar 15, 2017 at Claremont, CA
 
#8 Whitman College 6, #24 Skidmore 3
Singles
1. Kai Yuen Leung (SKID) def. Zach Hewlin (WHITM) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3?
2. Petar Jivkov (WHITM) def. Steven Koulouris (SKID) 6-3, 6-4?
3. Chase Friedman (WHITM) def. Lucas Pickering (SKID) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
4. Daniel Foster (WHITM) def. John Wynne (SKID) 7-6, 7-6?
5. Gary Ho (WHITM) def. Ted Berkowitz (SKID) 6-4, 6-1?
6. Travis Leaf (SKID) def. Rajul Chikkalingaiah (WHITM) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Kai Yuen Leung/John Wynne (SKID) def. Zach Hewlin/Petar Jivkov (WHITM) 9-8
2. Robert Carter/Jake Hoeger (WHITM) def. Steven Koulouris/Lucas Pickering (SKID) 8-4
3. Trevor Fennessy/Chase Friedman (WHITM) def. Nils Akesson/Travis Leaf (SKID) 8-6
Match Notes:?Skidmore 4-3; National ranking #24
Whitman College 14-5; National ranking #8