Newburgh, NY (April 23, 2017) – Propelled by a 2-1 doubles lead, the Purchase men's tennis team battled to a 5-4 victory at Mount Saint Mary College Sunday afternoon. The Panthers collected their sixth straight win while axing the Mount's six match winning streak.

The second and third doubles pairings got things rolling for Purchase to start the day.  Isaac Jones (FR/Ossining, NY) and Austin Schmitt (FR/Rochester, NY) collected an 8-6 victory at the No. 2 spot, while James Ham (FR/Rye, NY) and Finbar Stuart (SO/Woodstock, NY) bested their opponents, 8-2, at third doubles.

Jones, Ham and Stuart went on to tally wins at third, fifth and sixth singles, respectively. 

Ham leads the team this season in wins with a perfect 7-0 singles record.

Sunday's win moves the Panthers to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the league. MSMC drops back to the .500 mark at 6-6 overall and to 3-3 in league play.
 

Singles competition

1. Anastasi, Matt (MSMC-MT) def. Damerell, Riley (PUR-MTN) 6-2, 6-2

2. McGorty, Chris (MSMC-MT) def. Troop, Joseph (PUR-MTN) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-8)

3. Jones, Isaac (PUR-MTN) def. Terry, Shane (MSMC-MT) 6-1, 7-5

4. Heath, Owen (MSMC-MT) def. De La Cruz, Danny (PUR-MTN) 6-1, 6-1

5. Ham, James (PUR-MTN) def. McIntyre, Kyle (MSMC-MT) 6-1, 6-0

6. Stuart, Finbar (PUR-MTN) def. Jaros, Chris (MSMC-MT) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Anastasi, Matt/McGorty, Chris (MSMC-MT) def. Damerell, Riley/Troop, Joseph (PUR-MTN) 8-6

2. Jones, Isaac/Schmitt, Austin (PUR-MTN) def. Terry, Shane/Heath, Owen (MSMC-MT) 8-6

3. Ham, James/Stuart, Finbar (PUR-MTN) def. McIntyre, Kyle/Ryan, Joe (MSMC-MT) 8-2

Match Notes

Purchase College 8-1, 5-1 Skyline

Mount Saint Mary 6-6, 3-3 Skyline

Doubles: 3,1,2

Singles: 5,6,4,1,3*, 2

T-3:03 A-25