Farmingdale, NY
(Apr. 14, 2018) – The Purchase College men's tennis team dropped a Skyline Conference match to Farmingdale State, 5-4, Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 2-7 overall and 2-4 in the league.
The close match included Purchase wins at both the singles and doubles No. 1 and 2 spots.
Hope Crawford (FR/Mamaroneck, NY) and
James Ham (SO/Rye, NY) defeated Steven Gaudio amd Daniel Kafka, 8-4, at first doubles.
Austin Schmitt (SO/Hilton, NY) and
Finbar Stuart (JR/Woodstock, NY) posted an 8-6 victory at the No. 2 spot.
Crawford went on to win at No. 1 singles with a score of 6-0, 6-0, respectively, and Ham took the No. 2 singles match by default.
Purchase returns to action on Tuesday with a home match against Sarah Lawrence College starting at 5 p.m.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Hope Crawford (PUR-MTN) def. Gaudio, Steven (FSCM) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. James Ham (PUR-MTN) def. Maslak, Bradley (FSCM), by default |
| 3. Beaubrun, Marvin (FSCM) def. Austin Schmitt (PUR-MTN) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4. Kafka, Daniel (FSCM) def. Finbar Stuart (PUR-MTN) 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 5. Molchan, Chris (FSCM) def. Noah Marthaller (PUR-MTN) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 |
| 6. Everett, Cooper (FSCM) def. Brian Doherty (PUR-MTN) 6-3, 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Purchase College 2-7, 2-4 Skyline |
| Farmingdale State 3-8, 3-2 Skyline |
| T-3:00 A-8 |
