Lehigh University
Army
Army ends Lehigh's season in semifinals
4/29/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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Army took a 1-0 lead in doubles, with Eddie Kang and Michael Good defeated Lehigh juniors Brad Nelson and Alfredo Fernandez-Concha 8-3 at second doubles and then Carl Fisher and John Houghton edging senior Randall Smalley and sophomore John Nespoli 8-6 at first doubles.
In singles play, the Black Knights picked up a second team point at fourth singles, where Kang handled Nelson 6-1, 6-1 and then a third point at sixth singles where Sean Harris defeated Mountain Hawks’ freshman Drew Balshi 6-0, 6-3. The clinching point came at second singles, where Houghton defeated junior Ryan Lloyd 6-4, 6-0.
The win propels Army (11-15) into Sunday’s championship match, where they will meet the winner of No. 2 American and No. 3 Navy at noon at Army’s
Army 4 Lehigh 0
Doubles
1. Fisher/Houghton (A) def. Smalley/Nespoli (L) 8-6
2. Kang/Michael Good (A) def. Nelson/Fernandez-Concha (L) 8-3
3. K. Harris/S. Harris (A) vs. Balshi/Lloyd (L) 6-5, DNF
Singles
1. Carl Fisher (A) vs. Randall Smalley (L) 7-5, 4-1, DNF
2. Michael Houghton (A) def. Ryan Lloyd (L) 6-4, 6-0
3. Phil Muhawi (A) vs. Alfredo Fernandez-Concha (L) 7-6, DNF
4. Eddie Kang (A) def. Brad Nelson (L) 6-1, 6-1
5. Kevin Harris (A) vs. John Nespoli (L) 6-3, 4-1, DNF
6. Sean Harris (A) def. Andrew Balshi (L) 6-0, 6-3
