PURCHASE, N.Y. - The SUNY Purchase women's tennis team celebrated Senior Day Wednesday afternoon, as the squad battled Farmingdale State College in a 5-2 loss.
With the result, the Panthers moved to 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the Skyline Conference. For the Rams, they jumped to 9-6 and 5-1, respectively.Â
Before the game began, the Blue and Orange celebrated five seniors -
Amelia Perlmutter,
Katelin Smith,
Stella Kahnis,Â
Sadie Killebrew and
Caroline Fraser - with a ceremony, gifts and photos, as their head coach, Mickey Brzov, highlighted each one with a story and kind words.
From there, the team pivoted to the battle ahead.
In doubles, the hosts dropped two of three to lose the point. The No.2 seed of
Bianka Grzesik (FY/Warwick, NY) and Smith prevailed by the score of 7-6.
Then in singles play, Grzesik again emerged with a victory, winning her No.2 battle - 6-4, 6-4.Â
At No.6, Kahnis also concluded with a win, as she topped her foe, 6-4, 6-2.
While the Panthers ultimately fell, they were competitive in two other matches as well, as the entire contest came down to the wire.
Up next for Purchase is a road battle at Mount Saint Vincent on October 17th at 3:30 p.m.
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