Farmingdale State - 9, Purchase - 0
PURCHASE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State men's tennis team earned a 9-0 shutout victory at Purchase College on Sunday afternoon. The Rams move to 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the Skyline Conference, while the Panthers dropped to 7-5, 2-3.
FSC rolled through doubles play with senior Mark Baker (Baldwin, N.Y.) and freshman Ryan Hendel (North Merrick, N.Y.) earning an 8-5 decision in the top position, junior Alan Sabovic (Bohemia, N.Y.) and senior Muhammad Sawar (Brentwood, N.Y.) taking an 8-4 win in the second slot, and junior Ethan Cintron (Bayside, N.Y.) and senior Matthew Olkhovetsky (Great Neck, N.Y.) picking up an 8-2 victory at third doubles.
Farmingdale State would win all six singles matches in straight sets as they went on for the 9-0 Skyline win.
Baker defeated John Szuper 6-2, 6-0 in the #1 match and Sabovic won in the second position, 6-4, 6-3, over Eli Palagatsheu.
In the #3 singles match, Hendel cruised past Yuta Kawamura, 6-0, 6-3, while Sawar tallied a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Ben Joory.
Sophomore Vincent Manzi (Massapequa, N.Y.) captured the fifth match, 6-3, 6-2, and Olkhovetsky earned a 6-2, 6-2 win in the sixth slot.
Farmingdale State will next play host to non-conference opponent Lehman College on Tuesday, April 18th at 4:30 p.m.
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