Lehigh University
Colgate
Lehigh edged 4-3 by Colgate in league opener
3/30/2008 9:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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Colgate (5-8, 1-1 PL) raced to a 1-0 lead by sweeping all three doubles matches, including 8-5 wins at first and third doubles.
Needing four singles wins to take the match, Lehigh fell one match short of the desired result. List won 6-4, 6-4 over John Nogueras at No. 2 singles, his sixth win in seven matches. Pacheco downed Phil Bernasek at No. 4 singles by the same score. The Raiders picked up wins at first third and fifth singles, while Robbie Bolcar rallied from a set down to win in a third set ten point tiebreak at No. 6 singles.
The Mountain Hawks will return to action on Friday when they head to
Colgate 4 Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. MacIntyre/Deck (CU) def. Nespoli/List (LU) 8-5
2. Nogueras/Yassky (CU) def. Herbert/J.T. Bolcar (LU) 8-1
3. Bernasek/Goussaintnikov (CU) def. Silbert/Pacheco (LU) 8-5
Singles
1. Martin MacIntyre (CU) def. John Nespoli (CU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Troy List (LU) def. John Nogueras (CU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Tyler Deck (CU) def. J.T. Bolcar (LU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Arnaldo Pacheco (LU) def. Phil Bernasek (CU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Michael Yassky (CU) def. Chris Collins (LU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Robbie Bolcar (LU) def. Ruslan Goussaintnikov (CU) 6-7, 6-0, 10-2
