Jun 1, 2008
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The men's tennis team, competing for the first time on the varsity level, finished the season with an overall record of 5-7, including 4-3 in Skyline play. Their 4-3 conference record earned them the third seed in the conference playoffs..


May 5, 2008
Lawrenceville, N.J. - Farmingdale State junior Joe Passarella (Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross) was named the 2008 Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year after finishing the year with a 5-2 record at first singles and a 3-4 record at first doubles in the Skyline Conference. Junior Matt Kazmarczyk (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) was named to the Second Team after posting a 4-3 record at second doubles and a 3-4 conference record at first doubles...


Apr 21, 2008
Farmingdale State junior Joe Hotzak (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for men's tennis on Monday, April 21st. Hotzak went 3-0 in singles this week with wins in the matches against Mt St Mary, Bard and Polytech. He went 2-1 in doubles...


Apr 19, 2008
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. - The men's tennis team secured a Skyline Conference Playoff spot today with a 7-2 victory over Bard College (2-7, 2-5) on Saturday afternoon in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. The guys have had an impressive season so far in just their first year as a Varsity program. After getting behind 2-1 in doubles, the men rebounded to win all six singles matches for the win and the spot in the Skyline Semifinals on Wednesday, April 23rd...


Apr 7, 2008
Farmingdale State junior Joe Passarella (Flushing, N.Y./Flushing) was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Week for men's tennis on Monday, April 7th. Passarella went unbeaten in both singles and doubles play in two Skyline Conference matches last week. Passarella posted straight-sets victories at first singles against both Mount Saint Vincent and Yeshiva. At first doubles, he teamed with Matthew Kaczmarczyk for victories of 8-0 and 8-2 respectively, helping the Rams win their first two conference matches in their first season of varsity play. ***** The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.


Mar 31, 2008



Mar 24, 2008
Farmingdale State freshman Chris Genzmann (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week for men's tennis on Monday, March 24th. Genzmann earned his first career doubles victory, 9-8 (7-1) while teaming with Joe Passarella at first doubles. Genzmann also had a strong showing at fourth singles, but lost a close 1-6, 6-0, 7-5 match to Brooklyn’s Johnny Rolando. The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...


Mar 24, 2008
Farmingdale State junior Joe Passarella (Flushing, N.Y./Flushing) was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Week for men's tennis on Monday, March 24th. Passarella earned victories in both singles and doubles play as the Rams dropped a close 5-4 decision to Brooklyn College in their only match of the week. Passarella, playing at first singles and first doubles for the first-year program, won 6-1, 7-5 at first singles and 9-8 (7-1) at first doubles to gain his first victories of the season. The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...