Lehigh University Athletics
Sunday, March 2
2:00 pm
Lehigh University
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vs
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Bryant
Mountain Hawks suffer 4-1 loss to visiting Bryant Sunday
3/2/2014 5:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In its final match before a 12-day layoff, the Lehigh men's tennis team fell 4-1 to visiting Bryant Sunday inside the Lewis Tennis Center. The Mountain Hawks won the doubles point but the Bulldogs captured the top four singles flights to rally for the victory.
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The Mountain Hawks were once again forced to juggle their doubles lineup with junior Mitchell Petersen out and senior Mark Goldberg limited to doubles duty. Lehigh is now 6-4 on the season.
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Junior Ben Gilman and sophomore Jeremy Kochman moved back up to the No. 1 doubles spot and opened things up with an 8-4 win over Ernesto Arguello and Dana Parziale. The matches at the bottom two flights went to tiebreaks, with Goldberg and freshman Ethan Bogard losing 7-3 to lose 8-7 at the No. 3 flight. Senior Timur Chernykh and freshman Tyler Hansen clinched the doubles point, winning the tiebreak 8-6 to defeat Zachary Morris and Joshua Rubinstein.
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With Goldberg and Petersen out of singles play, Kochman, Chernykh and Hansen all climbed the ladder. Chernykh fell 6-1, 7-5 to Morris at the No. 3 flight, while Hansen lost to Arguello 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles.
Gilman played No. 1 singles and lost 7-5, 6-2 to Parziale. Kochman played No. 2 singles for the first time this season and suffered his first loss of the year as Oliver Welsh clinched the match for the Bulldogs with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory.
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The bottom two singles flights were not finished. Freshman Jason Sutker was down a set and down 0-3 at No. 5 singles, while classmate Ethan Bogard was up a set and up 3-0 in the second when the match ended.
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The Mountain Hawks will be off until Saturday March 15 when they host Villanova at 10 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
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Bryant 4, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Gilman/Kochman (LU) def. Arguello/Parziale (BU) 8-4
2. Chernykh/Hansen (LU) def. Morris/Rubinstein (BU) 8-7 (6)
3. Welsh/Templeman (BU) def. Bogard/Goldberg (LU) 8-7 (3)
Singles
1. Dana Parziale (BU) def. Ben Gilman (LU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Oliver Welsh (BU) def. Jeremy Kochman (LU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Zachary Morris (BU) def. Timur Chernykh (LU) 6-1, 7-5
4. Ernesto Arguello (BU) def. Tyler Hansen (LU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Jason Sutker (LU) vs. Max Vogt (BU) 3-6, 0-3, DNF
6. Ethan Bogard (LU) vs. Joshua Rubinstein (BU) 6-3, 3-0, DNF
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The Mountain Hawks were once again forced to juggle their doubles lineup with junior Mitchell Petersen out and senior Mark Goldberg limited to doubles duty. Lehigh is now 6-4 on the season.
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Junior Ben Gilman and sophomore Jeremy Kochman moved back up to the No. 1 doubles spot and opened things up with an 8-4 win over Ernesto Arguello and Dana Parziale. The matches at the bottom two flights went to tiebreaks, with Goldberg and freshman Ethan Bogard losing 7-3 to lose 8-7 at the No. 3 flight. Senior Timur Chernykh and freshman Tyler Hansen clinched the doubles point, winning the tiebreak 8-6 to defeat Zachary Morris and Joshua Rubinstein.
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With Goldberg and Petersen out of singles play, Kochman, Chernykh and Hansen all climbed the ladder. Chernykh fell 6-1, 7-5 to Morris at the No. 3 flight, while Hansen lost to Arguello 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles.
Gilman played No. 1 singles and lost 7-5, 6-2 to Parziale. Kochman played No. 2 singles for the first time this season and suffered his first loss of the year as Oliver Welsh clinched the match for the Bulldogs with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory.
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The bottom two singles flights were not finished. Freshman Jason Sutker was down a set and down 0-3 at No. 5 singles, while classmate Ethan Bogard was up a set and up 3-0 in the second when the match ended.
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The Mountain Hawks will be off until Saturday March 15 when they host Villanova at 10 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
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Bryant 4, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Gilman/Kochman (LU) def. Arguello/Parziale (BU) 8-4
2. Chernykh/Hansen (LU) def. Morris/Rubinstein (BU) 8-7 (6)
3. Welsh/Templeman (BU) def. Bogard/Goldberg (LU) 8-7 (3)
Singles
1. Dana Parziale (BU) def. Ben Gilman (LU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Oliver Welsh (BU) def. Jeremy Kochman (LU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Zachary Morris (BU) def. Timur Chernykh (LU) 6-1, 7-5
4. Ernesto Arguello (BU) def. Tyler Hansen (LU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Jason Sutker (LU) vs. Max Vogt (BU) 3-6, 0-3, DNF
6. Ethan Bogard (LU) vs. Joshua Rubinstein (BU) 6-3, 3-0, DNF
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