Purchase, NY
(Apr. 17, 2018) – The Purchase College men's tennis team coasted past Skyline rival Sarah Lawrence College Tuesday evening, winning 8-1 to improve to 3-7 overall and 3-4 in the league.
For the fourth time this season,
James Ham (SO/Rye, NY) and
Austin Schmitt (SO/Hilton, NY) teamed up at No. 1 singles. Today marked their first victory as a pair after defeating Francesco Lagioia and Divij Kapoor by a score of 8-4.
Finbar Stuart (JR/Woodstock, NY) teamed up at the No. 2 spot and posted an 8-0 shutout victory, while
Brian Doherty (JR/Mattituck, NY) and
Changhun Park (JR/Seoul, Korea) netted an 8-2 win at third doubles.
After sweeping doubles, Purchase capped the late afternoon match on a chilly day on campus by winning five of the six singles matches played. Sarah Lawrence captured the second singles as Kapoor outlasted Schmitt in the final match of the day.
Purchase is back at home again this Thursday. The Panthers are set to host a Senior Day match against John Jay College.
| Singles competition |
| 1. James Ham (PUR-MTN) def. Lagioia,Francesco (SLCM) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2. Kapoor,Divij (SLCM) def. Austin Schmitt (PUR-MTN) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 3. Finbar Stuart (PUR-MTN) def. Garibaldi,Andre (SLCM) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4. Noah Marthaller (PUR-MTN) def. Dougherty, Ben (SLCM) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Brian Doherty (PUR-MTN) def. Segal, Malin (SLCM) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 6. Changhun Park (PUR-MTN) def. Kellogg,William (SLCM) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Sarah Lawrence 1-6, 1-5 Skyline |
| Purchase College 3-7, 3-4 Skyline |
| Official: Ogbonna Chilaka T-1.5 hrs A-22 |
