Posted: Apr 10, 2016

Caicedo's Comeback Bid Falls Short as Men's Tennis Faces Farmingdale

Team Stats

Farmingdale State

St. Joseph's (Bklyn)

Score

Doubles

Bentz, Andy / Kafka, Daniel (FSC)
def. Vukosavovic, Vaso / Caicedo, Kevin (SJCBK)

8-0

Baruch, Dan / Palacios, Kevin (FSC)
def. Parr, Nolan / Johnson, Kyle (SJCBK)

8-1

Drago, Joseph / Madigan, Patrick (FSC)
def. Smith, Matthew / Mayorga, Carlos (SJCBK)

8-0

Singles

Bentz, Andy (FSC)
def. Vukosavovic, Vaso (SJCBK)

6-1, 6-2

Palacios, Kevin (FSC)
def. Caicedo, Kevin (SJCBK)

6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Kafka, Daniel (FSC)
def. Parr, Nolan (SJCBK)

6-1, 6-1

Baruch, Dan (FSC)
def. Johnson, Kyle (SJCBK)

6-1, 6-1

Drago, Joseph (FSC)
def. Smith, Matthew (SJCBK)

6-0, 6-0

Kaplan, Josh (FSC)
def. Mayorga, Carlos (SJCBK)

6-3, 6-2

HARRISON, N.Y. — Junior Kevin Caicedo (Jackson Heights, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) forced a third set but the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's tennis team came up empty handed hosting Farmingdale State College in a Skyline Conference match on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

Final Score: Farmingdale State 9, St. Joseph's 0
Records: Farmingdale State (7-2, 3-0 Skyline), St. Joseph's (1-4, 0-2 Skyline)
Location: Harrison, N.Y.
Courts: LifeTime Athletic Club

How It Happened

The Bears managed just one game off the Rams in doubles play and the visitors continued their dominance in singles.
Kevin Caicedo dropped the opening set at No. 2 singles, 6-3, but rallied back to take set two by the same margin. But the junior's comeback bid would fall short, also dropping the third set by a 6-3 margin.
Senior Carlos Mayorga siezed five games off his opponent at No. 6 in a 6-3, 6-2 defeat.

The Bear Facts

It was the first meeting all-time against Farmingdale State.

Next up for St. Joseph's

The Bears take a break from Skyline Conference play facing CUNYAC foes Lehman College in a road match on Wednesday, April 13th at the APEX Tennis Courts in the Bronx starting at 4 p.m.