Eagles’ Season Ends Early in the Playoffs

The Eagles, Stuyvesant’s coed varsity golf team, wrapped up their regular season with a solid 7-2 final record. Coming in third after Hunter College High School and the Bronx High School of Science, the Eagles made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing to Tottenville.

In the last few games of the regular season, the Eagles defeated Eleanor Roosevelt High School and Lab Museum United but lost to Hunter in the last game of the season.

Against Lab, the game started out with senior Christopher Chan taking four of the six holes played, with the other two being even. That win took Chan’s personal season record to nine wins out of nine matches. Sophomore Alexander Camaev lost to Lab’s Landon Bauer, losing four holes and drawing three before the game was called in favor of Bauer. Finally, Eagles Freshman Ethan Machleder played Zachary Roth to a draw, with both players managing to take two holes. The game ended 3-1.

Eleanor Roosevelt was easily beaten by the Eagles 5-0. Chan continued his excellent streak with another win, taking five of five holes against Amanda Cavaliero. Eagles freshman Declan Stacy won impressively against Eleanor Roosevelt’s Michael Eckerstrom, who is a senior. Stacy took all five holes played.

In the loss against Hunter, the Eagles took one match and drew one. Chan remained undefeated, taking four of six holes played against Hunter’s Tyler Kim. The next three matches resulted in three losses for the Eagles, with Camaev and freshmen Ethan Machleder and Stacy all losing to their Hunter counterparts, handing Hunter the three wins necessary to take the game.

The Eagles advanced to the second round after a victory against Susan E. Wagner High School of 4-0. Only the fourth match of the day wasn’t a victory for the Eagles, which ended in a draw between Machelder and Wagner’s Alex Angamarca Tigre. During the regular season, Wagner had an excellent season, but that was ended quickly by the Eagles who play in a much more competitive division.

The Eagles crashed out of the playoffs with a loss against Tottenville in the second round. Tottenville had been absolutely dominant in the Staten Island division with an undefeated record of 12-0. However, last year, the Eagles defeated them in the second round 3-1, so this loss to Tottenville represents a real turnaround.

The Eagles lost four of the matches. However, they were playing without senior Jeffrey Luo, forcing Camaev to play two matches in a row.

The only match the team won was when Chan barely edged out his opponent, winning with one point. The senior ended his Stuyvesant golfing career undefeated in three of his four seasons playing for the team. His achievements in the individual tournament are also remarkable, as he won the competition last year and came in second this year.

Despite the loss, Camaev looked to next season, saying, “I’m going to practice for the next season [...] We didn’t play to our full potential because we didn’t practice enough.” Camaev has confidence in his teammates’ abilities to improve for next season if they work hard and practice. This ends the Eagles’ season as they wait for next year, when they will try and go deeper into the playoffs.