Purchase, NY (April 17, 2017) – The Purchase College men's tennis team defeated visiting Hunter College, 6-3, in a non-conference matchup Monday evening.  With the victory, the Panthers move to 6-1 on the season, while the Hawks fall to 5-6 overall.

Purchase jumped out to an early lead, tallying wins at first and third doubles.  The Panther duo of Riley Damerell (SR/Rochester, NY) and Joseph Troop (SR/Yonkers, NY) downed Nasser Ghaffer and David Joseph, 8-3, at the No. 1 spot, while Finbar Stuart (SO/Woodstock, NY) and James Ham (FR/Rye, NY) picked up an 8-2 win at the No. 3 position.

The Panthers went on to collect four more wins in singles action. Damerell, Stuart and Brian Doherty (SO/Mattituck, NY) notched scores for Purchase at first, fifth and sixth singles, respectively, to secure the home victory. 

Ham closed the match with a 7-6 (6-4), 7-5 tiebreaker victory at the No. 4 spot. He remains undefeated, 6-0, on the season. 
 

Singles competition

1. Damerell, Riley (PUR-MTN) def. Nasser Ghaffar (HUNTER) 6-3, 6-2

2. Joel Cantila (HUNTER) def. Jones, Isaac (PUR-MTN) 6-1, 6-4

3. David Joseph (HUNTER) def. De La Cruz, Danny (PUR-MTN) 6-4, 6-2

4. Ham, James (PUR-MTN) def. Filip Koritysskiy (HUNTER) 7-6 (6-4), 7-5

5. Stuart, Finbar (PUR-MTN) def. Ryan Hwang (HUNTER) 6-0, 6-3

6. Doherty, Brian (PUR-MTN) def. Phillip Madama (HUNTER) 6-0, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Damerell, Riley/Troop, Joseph (PUR-MTN) def. Nasser Ghaffar/David Joseph (HUNTER) 8-3

2. Filip Koritysskiy/Joel Cantila (HUNTER) def. Jones, Isaac/De La Cruz, Danny (PUR-MTN) 8-3

3. Ham, James/Stuart, Finbar (PUR-MTN) def. Ryan Hwang/Phillip Madama (HUNTER) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Hunter College 5-6 Overall

Purchase College 6-1 Overall

T-3.5 hrs A-18