PURCHASE, N.Y. - The Purchase College men's tennis was defeated by Farmingdale State, 6-3, in a Skyline Conference matchup Saturday afternoon. 

With the loss, the Panthers dropped to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in league play. Meanwhile, the Rams of Farmingdale improved to 6-2 and 3-1. 

The hosts started the day with a win at the No. 3 doubles spot, as the duo of Matthew Waterhouse (FR/Massapeaqua Park, NY) and Austin Schmitt prevailed, 8-3. Farmingdale then responded by winning five of the next six matches, winning the final two doubles matches and the No. 6, No. 3 and No. 1 singles. 

With the five victories, the Rams secured enough wins to obtain the overall team win, but the Panthers continued to fight the rest of the match regardless. Their final two wins came in singles play, as No. 5 Finbar Stuart (JR/Hilton, NY) topped his opponent, 6-3 and 6-4, while Isaac Jones (JR/Ossining, NY) provided the other win at No. 2, 6-2 and 6-2.

Up next for the Panthers is the final Skyline match of the year, as the team travels to Sarah Lawrence College on April 16th. That contest is set to begin at 6 p.m.

Farmingdale 6, Purchase 3

Singles competition 
1. Baker, Mark (FSCM) def. Crawford, Courage (PC-MTN) 6-1, 6-1 
2. Jones, Isaac (PC-MTN) def. Gaudio, Steven (FSCM) 6-2, 6-2 
3. Kafka, Daniel (FSCM) def. Ham, James (PC-MTN) 6-4, retired 
4. Bass, Malik (FSCM) def. Waterhouse, Matthew (PC-MTN) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 
5. Stuart, Finbar (PC-MTN) def. Everett, Cooper (FSCM) 6-3, 6-4 
6. Molchan, Chris (FSCM) def. Schmitt, Austin (PC-MTN) 6-3, 6-3 

Doubles competition 
1. Baker, Mark/Gaudio, Steven (FSCM) def. Crawford, Courage/Jones, Isaac (PC-MTN) 8-3 
2. Kafka, Daniel/Bass, Malik (FSCM) def. Ham, James/Stuart, Finbar (PC-MTN) 8-4 
3. Waterhouse, Matthew/Schmitt, Austin (PC-MTN) def. Molchan, Chris/McCall, Elijah (FSCM) 8-3 

Match Notes 
Farmingdale State 6-2 (3-1 SKY) 
Purchase College Panthers 6-2 (3-2 SKY) 
Order of Finish: Doubles - 3,1,2 Singles - 2,6,3,1,5,4 
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