SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's tennis team faced a 3-1 hole, but got three straight singles wins to close it out and upset nationally 28
th-ranked Hamilton, 4-3, at the McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center on Sunday afternoon.
- Skidmore (2-2) got straight-set wins from Ege Topbas (6-1, 6-3) and Radin Sadeghi (6-1, 6-3) to even the score, and Fletcher King clinched the victory with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Villem Aadamsoo.
- After Hamilton got the doubles point with wins in two out of three matches, Mahen Bitkuri tied it up at one with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Antonio Sanchez.
- The Continentals got to within a point of the win with wins at first and second singles before the Skidmore comeback.
- Nika Mori and King salvaged a doubles victory, 6-4, over Katelevsky/Chavez though the visitors clinched the point after winning at No. 2 and No. 1.
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Skidmore will complete its homestand against No. 32 Brandeis next Saturday, March 7, before four matches in Florida.