Farmingdale State 7, John Jay 0
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College men's tennis team won its eighth-consecutive match on Thursday night, as the Rams moved to 10-2 on the season with a 7-0 shutout over visiting John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
FSC powered through all three doubles matches against the Bloodhounds (1-6), including a 6-0 decision in the third flight by senior
Matthew Murrell (Shirley, N.Y.) and freshman
Aidan Keane (Holbrook, N.Y.). Freshmen
Daniel Barnes (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Jordan Gonzalez (Central Islip, N.Y.) were next into the scorebook with their 6-1 margin at No. 2, while the top-flight tandem of freshman
Zakaria Ahmed (Manhasset, N.Y.) and sophomore
Emil Sabovic (Bohemia, N.Y.) rounded out the doubles sweep with a 6-3 victory.
Sabovic, freshman
Jake Pepitone (Carle Place, N.Y.) and sophomore
Luke Mun (Carle Place, N.Y.) all won their pro-set singles matches by 8-0 counts in the respective second, fifth and sixth flights, while Gonzalez (at No. 4) and sophomore
Myles Freelin (Islip, N.Y.; at No. 3) carded 8-1 victories. Wrapping up play in the top flight was Ahmed, who registered an 8-5 decision against his counterpart from John Jay.
Farmingdale State's regularly scheduled, Skyline Conference match at rival Manhattanville University has been pushed to Sunday at 1 p.m., due to inclement weather slated to hit the metropolitan New York area on Saturday. As a result, the Rams' Sunday non-conference match at Nichols (Mass.) has been canceled and will not be made up.
