Lehigh University
Lafayette
Mountain Hawks fall to rival Leopards
4/17/2008 7:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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The doubles point was tightly contested, and came down to a tight match at No. 2 doubles. Senior John Nespoli and freshman Troy List won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, but
In singles action, Lehigh received straight set wins from List at No. 2 singles, and junior Mike Gordon who downed Kojanis 6-2, 6-3 in his return to the lineup at No. 4 singles. The Leopards clinched the match with straight set wins at No. 3 singles, where Kraft downed Pacheco 6-3, 6-1 as well as the bottom two flights. The No. 1 singles match went to a third set ten point tiebreak, where Wiley edged Nespoli 12-10.
The Mountain Hawks will likely be the No. 6 seed in next week’s Patriot League tournament, which begins next Friday in
Doubles
1. Nespoli/List (LU) def. McGranaghan/Haar (LC) 8-1
2. Kojanis/Kraft (LC) def. Silbert/Pacheco (LU) 9-7
3. Wiley/Murphy (LC) def. J.T. Bolcar/Herbert (LU) 8-1
Singles
1. Eric Wiley (LC) def. John Nespoli (LU) 4-6, 6-2, 12-10
2. Troy List (LU) def. Matt McGranaghan (LC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Brett Kraft (LC) def. Arnaldo Pacheco (LU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Mike Gordon (LU) def. Lee Kojanis (LC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Justin Haar (LC) def. Chris Collins (LU) 7-5, 6-3
6. James Murphy (LC) def. Rob Bolcar (LU) 6-4, 6-1
