Sage's Milkman tallies key win as Gators face Castleton

March 24, 2010

Putlney, VT----The Sage Colleges’ men’s tennis team faced Castleton State College on Wednesday in a non-conference match. Castleton tallied the 8-1 win to improve 4-1 on the year, while Sage drops to 0-2.

Sage’s junior captain Alex Milkman (Chester, VT/Green Mountain Union) added the Gators’ lone win as he was a victor at sixth singles after he beat freshman Josh Boucher (Fairfax, VT/BFA Fairfax), 6-3, 6-4. The victory is just the fourth win by a Gator since the program launched as a varsity program last season.

Milkman and sophomore Joshua Hewitt (Albany, NY/Green Hope) were almost winners as well at third doubles after dropping an 8-5 decision to Corey Kimball (Monkton, VT/Mt, Abraham Union) and freshman Adam Woodell (Cavendish, VT/Green Mountain Union).

The Sage Colleges vs Castleton State College

3/24/2010 at Castleton State College

Castleton State College 8, The Sage Colleges 1

Singles competition

1. Sam Levine (CST) def. Reiff, Zach (SAGE) 6-0, 6-1

2. Justin Garritt (CST) def. Zheng, Peng (SAGE) 6-0, 6-0

3. Kevin Eisenberg (CST) def. Fagan-Solis, Elijah (SAGE) 6-2, 6-0

4. Eric Slosek (CST) def. Cabrera, Alex (SAGE) 6-3, 6-1

5. Corey Kimball (CST) def. Hewitt, Joshua (SAGE) 6-1, 6-1

6. Milkman, Alex (SAGE) def. Josh Boucher (CST) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Sam Levine/Kevin Eisenberg (CST) def. Reiff, Zach/Zheng, Peng (SAGE) 8-0