SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men's tennis team battled hard against another nationally ranked opponent on Saturday afternoon, but the Dutchmen eventually came up short in an 8-1 loss to ITA/Oracle #36 Hobart College in a Liberty League matchup at the Sportime Tennis Club.
 
Despite the lopsided score, Union (5-4, 2-2 Liberty League) took three singles matches to three sets and also saw a pair of doubles contests decided by tiebreakers as well, as the Dutchmen battled hard in their fourth straight match against a regionally ranked opponent and third nationally ranked foe in the last four outings.
 
Sophomore Austin Egna posted the lone victory of the day for the Dutchmen, defeating Thomas Shung in a fifth-singles supertiebreaker, 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7). Two other singles matches went three sets as well, as sophomore Max Egna fell to Jack Ledford, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, in fourth-singles play and senior Zach Kaplan dropped a 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 match to Joe Mallon at sixth singles.
 
Union also came close to grabbing a pair of doubles points as well. The Egnas came just a few points in their first-doubles tiebreaker against Alan Dubrovsky and Walker Anderson, falling 8-7 (7-5), while the second-doubles tandem of freshman Ioannis Binopoulos and junior David Bond also came up just short in an 8-7 (7-4) defeat.
 
The Dutchmen will return to action on Monday with a non-conference match at SUNY Oneonta beginning at 4 p.m.
 
Singles competition
1. Alan Dubrovsky (HOB) def. Ioannis Binopoulos (UNIONM) 6-4, 6-3
2. Jonathan Atwater (HOB) def. Del Schunk (UNIONM) 6-3, 7-5
3. Walker Anderson (HOB) def. Cameron Klepper (UNIONM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Jack Ledford (HOB) def. Max Egna (UNIONM) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
5. Austin Egna (UNIONM) def. Thomas Shung (HOB) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Joe Mallon (HOB) def. Zach Kaplan (UNIONM) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Alan Dubrovsky/Walker Anderson (HOB) def. Austin Egna/Max Egna (UNIONM) 8-7 (7-5)
2. Jonathan Atwater/Thomas Shung (HOB) def. Ioannis Binopoulos/David Bond (UNIONM) 8-7 (7-4)
3. Colin Molloy/Jack Ledford (HOB) def. Cameron Klepper/Nick Weitzman (UNIONM) 8-1