Edgewater, NJ – The fourth-seeded Purchase men's tennis team saw its 2016 season come to an end with a 5-0 loss to top-seeded Yeshiva University in the semifinal round of the Skyline Conference Tournament on Wednesday at Binghamton Racquet Club.
The Panthers conclude their season with an overall record of 9-8 and 4-4 in the league, while the Maccabees advance to 12-3 overall and remain undefeated, 8-0, in the Skyline.
Yeshiva jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after sweeping the doubles competition.
Finbar Stuart (FR/Woodstock, NY) and
Matthew McCarthy (SR/Fayetteville, NY) suffered an 8-1 loss at the No. 3 spot while
Danny De La Cruz (JR/Bronx, NY) and
Isaac Lee (FR/New York, NY) dropped the No. 2 singles match, 8-3, to Yeshiva's Steven Jemal and Adam Wannon.
The closest battle of the evening in doubles came at the No. 1 spot as Purchase's
Riley Damerell (JR/Rochester, NY) and
Joe Troop (SR/Yonkers, NY) dropped an 8-5 decision to David Papis Elon and Dmitri Lebedyev.
In singles competition, Mikey Ozery won at No. 3 singles, 6-0 and 6-1. Freshman Charlie Friedman clinched Yeshiva's semifinal victory by winning his fifth singles flight, 6-0 and 6-1.
Yeshiva had the lead in all of the unfinished matches. Papis Elon was winning his first singles contest, 6-0 and 6-3, while Lebedyev had the edge at No. 2 singles, 6-4 and 3-0.
Jemal had the lead in his #4 singles flight, 6-0 and 2-1, while senior Charles Saka had the advantage at #6 singles, 6-0 and 5-0.
| Singles competition |
| 1. David Papis Elon (YESHIVA) vs. Damerell, Riley (PUR-MTN) 6-0, 3-3, unfinished |
| 2. Dmitri Lebedyev (YESHIVA) vs. Troop, Joseph (PUR-MTN) 6-4, 3-0, unfinished |
| 3. Mikey Ozery (YESHIVA) def. De La Cruz, Danny (PUR-MTN) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4. Steven Jemal (YESHIVA) vs. Marthaller, Noah (PUR-MTN) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished |
| 5. Charlie Friedman (YESHIVA) def. Stuart, Finbar (PUR-MTN) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 6. Charles Saka (YESHIVA) vs. Lee, Isaac (PUR-MTN) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. David Papis Elon/Dmitri Lebedyev (YESHIVA) def. Damerell, Riley/Troop, Joseph (PUR-MTN) 8-4 |
| 2. Steven Jemal/Adam Wannon (YESHIVA) def. De La Cruz, Danny/Lee, Isaac (PUR-MTN) 8-3 |
| 3. Mikey Ozery/Eitan Rudansky (YESHIVA) def. Stuart, Finbar/McCarthy, Matthew (PUR-MTN) 8-1 |
