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
