Lehigh University
Navy
Action much closer than score suggests in loss to Navy
3/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Annapolis, MD – The score may not show it, but Lehigh gave Navy all they could handle Sunday before dropping a 7-0 contest to the homestanding Midshipmen. Though the Mountain Hawks did not win a point, they sent four of the singles matches to a deciding third set, and dropped the doubles point by just three games.
In the doubles sets, Ty Esler and Alfredo Frenandez-Concha took their match 8-6 over Haley Dotson and Ryan Osgood. However, Navy won the other two sets 8-6 and 9-8 to take the point two sets to one.
The singles matches were just as close, as Esler was defeated in the top flight match by Stanley Kahl 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Randall Smalley pushed Osgood to a third set also, winning the first 7-5 before dropping the last two 6-2, 6-4. Jon Swanson and Brad Nelson were also three-set victims.
With the loss, Lehigh drops to 7-5 on the season, 0-2 in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks continue their season on Saturday, April 3, as they travel to
Lehigh vs. Navy – Singles WINNER
1. Esler, Lehigh | Kahl, Navy | Kahl, 6-1 3-6 6-4 |
2. Smalley, Lehigh | Osgood, Navy | Osgood, 5-7 6-2 6-4 |
3. Swanson, Lehigh | Carter, Navy | Carter, 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
4. Lloyd, Lehigh | Lee, Navy | Lee, 6-1 6-1 |
5. Fernandez Concha, Lehigh | Dodson, Navy | Dodson, 6-1 6-1 |
6. Nelson, Lehigh | Walton, Navy | Walton, 6-3 4-6 (10-5) |
Lehigh vs. Navy – Doubles WINNER
1. Shapiro/Smalley, Lehigh | Carter/Kahl, Navy | Navy, 8-6 |
2. Esler/Fernando Concha, LU | Dodson/Osgood, Navy | Lehigh, 8-6 |
3. Shapiro/Lloyd, LU | Lee/Walton, Navy | Navy, 9-8 |
