Sage men's tennis takes on two opponents in final day of 2017 season

Sage men's tennis takes on two opponents in final day of 2017 season
Purchase, NY--The Sage Colleges' men's tennis team travelled to Purchase College on Saturday and was kept busy with a pair of Skyline Conference matches. Sage faced St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn at 11 a.m. and had an impressive performance, but fell 6-3 to the Bears. The Gators then took on Purchase College, falling 9-0 the second place squad in the Skyline Conference. Sage wraps the 2017 season with a mark of 0-13 overall and 0-7 in 0-8 in the league.
 

At No. singles, junior Casey Fitzpatrick (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill) picked up the three-set win after falling 6-1 in the first set to Kevin Caicedo. He won the second set, 7-5 and took the tie-breaker 10-5. Sage added a win at No. 3 singles as junior Nathaniel Miller (Green Island, NY/Heatly) won 6-1, 6-1 over Matthew Smith.

Fitzpatrick teamed at No. 2 doubles with rookie Abbey Clobridge (West Sand Lake, NY/Averill Park) for the 8-0 win to cap the morning session of Sage tennis.

Sage's next match came at 3:30 as the Gators faced Purchase College. The Panthers posted the 9-0 win to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Skyline Conference tournament after collecting the squad's eight consecutive win and wrapping Skyline play with a 7-1 record.

 

Tennis Match Results

Sage vs St. Joseph's (Bklyn)

Apr 29, 2017 at Purchase, N.Y. (Purchase College)

 

St. Joseph's (Bklyn) 6, Sage 3

 

 Singles competition

1. Ghai, Shivam (SJCBK) def. Jimenez, Nelson (SAGEMEN) 6-3, 6-1

2. Fitzpatrick, Casey (SAGEMEN) def. Caicedo, Kevin (SJCBK) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)

3. Miller, Nathaniel (SAGEMEN) def. Smith, Matthew (SJCBK) 6-1, 6-1

4. Smalley, Alec (SJCBK) def. Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEMEN) 6-2, 6-1

5. Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK) def. Rosario, Christian (SAGEMEN) 6-0, 6-2

6. Bautista, Israel (SJCBK) def. Vickers, Sebastian (SAGEMEN) 6-3, 6-2

 

 Doubles competition

1. Ghai, Shivam/Caicedo, Kevin (SJCBK) def. Jimenez, Nelson/Miller, Nathaniel (SAGEMEN) 8-3

2. Fitzpatrick, Casey/Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEMEN) def. Smith, Matthew/Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK) 8-0

3. Smalley, Alec/Bautista, Israel (SJCBK) def. Rosario, Christian/Vickers, Sebastian (SAGEMEN) 8-1

 

Match Notes:

Sage 0-12, 0-7 Skyline

 

Purchase College (10-1, 7-1 Skyline) Sage (0-13, 0-8 Skyline)

 

Purchase 9, Sage 0

 

 Singles competition

1. Riley Danerell (PC) def. Jimenez, Nelson (SAGEMEN) 6-2, 6-2

2. Joe Troop (PC) def. Fitzpatrick, Casey (SAGEMEN), 6-1, 7-5

3. Isaac Jones (PC) def. Miller, Nathaniel (SAGEMEN), 6-0, 6-0

4. Danny DeLaCruz (PC) def. Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEMEN) 6-0, 6-0

5. Fin Stuart (PC) def. Rosario, Christian (SAGEMEN) 6-1, 6-0

6. Brian Doherty (PC) def. Vickers, Sebastian (SAGEMEN) 6-0, 6-0

 

 Doubles competition

1. Danerell/Troop (PC) def. Jimenez, Nelson/Miller, Nathaniel (SAGEMEN) 8-0

2. John Ham/Stuart (PC) def. Fitzpatrick, Casey/Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEMEN) 8-0

3. Jones/Austin Schmitt (PC) def. Rosario, Christian/Vickers, Sebastian (SAGEMEN) 8-0

 

Match Notes:

Sage 0-13, 0-8 Skyline

Purchase 10-1, 7-1  Skyline