Saturday, April 11
Hamilton, N.Y.
2:00 PM
Lehigh University
4
at
3
Colgate
Mountain Hawks rally for hard-fought 4-3 win at Colgate
4/11/2015 9:26:00 PM | Men's Tennis
VERONA, N.Y. – The Lehigh men's tennis team played its second straight 4-3 match Saturday against Colgate at Turning Stone Sportsplex. After falling at Bucknell by a 4-3 score on Monday, the Mountain Hawks rallied to beat the Raiders by a single point.
The Mountain Hawks lost the doubles point but battled back to win four of six singles matches to improve to 11-9 overall and 2-3 in the Patriot League. Colgate falls to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the league.
The host Raiders claimed the doubles point with a pair of 8-4 wins at the top two flights. Lehigh did claim a win at the No. 3 flight as sophomore Graham Lehman and freshman Jack Petersen defeated Win Reynolds and Bobby Alter 8-6.
Lehigh's comeback began at the top two singles flights as senior Ben Gilman won 6-3, 6-2 over Jacob Daugherty at No.1 and junior Jeremy Kochman defeated Alan Pleat 7-5, 6-1 at the No. 2 flight.
Colgate's Nick Laub downed Jack Petersen in straight sets but senior Mitchell Petersen and sophomore Ethan Bogard claimed key wins at the No. 4 and No. 5 flights. Mitchell Petersen remained unbeaten in Patriot League singles matches with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Reynolds while Bogard defeated Alter 6-3, 7-5.
The Raiders won the match at No. 6 singles as Jake Hirschberg defeated sophomore Tyler Hansen in straight sets.
The Mountain Hawks will close out the regular season on Monday when they host rival Lafayette at 3 p.m. on the Goodman Campus.
Lehigh 4, Colgate 3
Doubles
1. Daugherty/Haile (CU) def. Gilman/Kochman (LU) 8-4
2. Pleat/Laub (CU) def. M. Petersen/Bogard (LU) 8-4
3. Lehman/J. Petersen (LU) def. Reynolds/Alter (CU) 8-6
Singles
1. Ben Gilman (LU) def. Jacob Daugherty (CU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Jeremy Kochman (LU) def. Alan Pleat (CU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Nick Laub (CU) def. Jack Petersen (LU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Mitchell Petersen (LU) def. Win Reynolds (CU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Ethan Bogard (LU) def. Bobby Alter (CU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Jake Hirschberg (CU) def. Tyler Hansen (LU) 6-4, 6-1
The Mountain Hawks lost the doubles point but battled back to win four of six singles matches to improve to 11-9 overall and 2-3 in the Patriot League. Colgate falls to 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the league.
The host Raiders claimed the doubles point with a pair of 8-4 wins at the top two flights. Lehigh did claim a win at the No. 3 flight as sophomore Graham Lehman and freshman Jack Petersen defeated Win Reynolds and Bobby Alter 8-6.
Lehigh's comeback began at the top two singles flights as senior Ben Gilman won 6-3, 6-2 over Jacob Daugherty at No.1 and junior Jeremy Kochman defeated Alan Pleat 7-5, 6-1 at the No. 2 flight.
Colgate's Nick Laub downed Jack Petersen in straight sets but senior Mitchell Petersen and sophomore Ethan Bogard claimed key wins at the No. 4 and No. 5 flights. Mitchell Petersen remained unbeaten in Patriot League singles matches with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Reynolds while Bogard defeated Alter 6-3, 7-5.
The Raiders won the match at No. 6 singles as Jake Hirschberg defeated sophomore Tyler Hansen in straight sets.
The Mountain Hawks will close out the regular season on Monday when they host rival Lafayette at 3 p.m. on the Goodman Campus.
Lehigh 4, Colgate 3
Doubles
1. Daugherty/Haile (CU) def. Gilman/Kochman (LU) 8-4
2. Pleat/Laub (CU) def. M. Petersen/Bogard (LU) 8-4
3. Lehman/J. Petersen (LU) def. Reynolds/Alter (CU) 8-6
Singles
1. Ben Gilman (LU) def. Jacob Daugherty (CU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Jeremy Kochman (LU) def. Alan Pleat (CU) 7-5, 6-1
3. Nick Laub (CU) def. Jack Petersen (LU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Mitchell Petersen (LU) def. Win Reynolds (CU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Ethan Bogard (LU) def. Bobby Alter (CU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Jake Hirschberg (CU) def. Tyler Hansen (LU) 6-4, 6-1
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Lehigh Sports Central: Men's Tennis
Thursday, April 03
Season Preview Men's Tennis
Thursday, January 30
Lehigh Sports Central: Men's Tennis
Wednesday, March 20
