Lehigh University
Connecticut
Mountain Hawks edged by UConn, 4-3
2/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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In doubles action, senior John Nespoli and freshman Troy List teamed to win 8-4 at No. 1 doubles, but the visiting Huskies won at second doubles. In the deciding third doubles match Lehigh’s team of senior Brent Herbert and freshman Chris Collins was edged 9-8 by UConn’s Tom Cook and Andrew Marcus.
Lehigh needed four singles wins for the come-from-behind victory, and won the first three flights, with Nespoli, List and junior Mike Gordon winning in straight sets; however, UConn won the bottom three flights, including a three-set win from Christian Malerba over sophomore John Bolcar 3-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Saturday’s scheduled match with Maryland Eastern-Shore was cancelled when the Hawks were unable to make the trip.
The Mountain Hawks will return to action on Sunday when they host Drexel at 1 p.m.
DOUBLES
1 Nespoli/List (Lehigh) def. Goldstein/Schueler (UConn): 8-4
2 Michaels/ Malerba(UConn)def. Pacheco/Silbert: 8-3
3 Cook/Marcus (UConn) def. Collins/Herbert (Lehigh): 9-8
SINGLES
1 John Nespoli (Lehigh) def. Joe Goldstein (UConn): 6-4,6-3
2 Troy List (Lehigh) def. Ben Schueler (UConn): 6-2,6-3
3 Michael Gordon (Lehigh) def. Joey Michaels (UConn): 6-4,7-5
4 Christian Malerba (UConn) def. John Bolcar (Lehigh): 3-6, 6-0, 7-5
5 Andrew Marcus (UConn) def. Arnaldo Pacheco (Lehigh): 6-4,7-5
6 Aaron Ribchinsky (UConn) def. Chris Collins (Lehigh): 7-5,6-3
