Wednesday, March 9
2:30 p.m.
Lehigh University
6
vs
1
Villanova
Lehigh wins seventh-straight match with 6-1 victory over Villanova
3/9/2016 7:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's tennis team battled to earn the doubles point before winning five of six singles matches in a 6-1 win over Villanova Wednesday afternoon in the Mountain Hawks' first outdoor spring action on the newly-renovated Ulrich Varsity Courts. Lehigh improves to an impressive 9-1 on the season with the win, while Villanova falls to 4-7.
"I loved how we kept our composure despite not having practiced outdoors much," said Howard Talmud '77 Head Coach Wouter Hendrix. "Our guys showed a lot of maturity and toughness. Kochman beat a very special player in Seitz, and Prince was clutch in the doubles.
"Despite being 9-1 I feel like we have a lot of room for growth," continued Hendrix. "It is such a big privilege to be able to win our first official dual match on the new Ulrich courts against a strong Villanova team."
Villanova duo of Chris Seitz and Matt Phelps opened doubles play with a 6-1 win over junior Ethan Bogard and freshman George Cooper at No. 2 doubles. Freshman Bryant Born and sophomore Jack Petersen battled for a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles, before seniors Jeremy Kochman and Ricardo Prince fought to a big 7-6 (2) win at the top flight to secure the doubles point for Lehigh.
The Wildcats evened the match at 1-1 as Luis Miranda defeated Born 6-0, 6-0, but it was all Lehigh from there as the Mountain Hawks won the next five singles matches. Petersen put Lehigh ahead 2-1 with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles, before Cooper earned a 7-5, 6-1 win at the fourth flight. Bogard then clinched the match for Lehigh at No. 6 singles with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alastair Hurry.
Kochman was able to pull out a huge 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 win over Seitz at the top flight of singles. Junior Colin Nardella secured the 6-1 Lehigh win with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-3 win over Matt Phelps at No. 5 singles.
The Mountain Hawks will now have an 11-day layoff from match action as the team prepares to open Patriot League play on March 20 against Loyola.
Lehigh 6, Villanova 1
Doubles
1. Kochman/Prince (Lehigh) def. Dodson/Purdy (VU) 7-6 (2)
2. Seitz/Phelps (VU) def. Cooper/Bogard (Lehigh) 6-1
3. Born/Petersen (Lehigh) def. Miranda/Elmore (VU) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Jeremy Kochman (Lehigh) def. Chris Seitz (VU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
2. Luis Miranda (VU) def. Bryant Born (Lehigh) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) def. Jimmy Purdy (VU) 6-3, 6-0
4. George Cooper (Lehigh) def. Tommy Dodson (VU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) def. Matt Phelps (VU) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-3
6. Ethan Bogard (Lehigh) def. Alastair Hurry (VU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 6, 1, 5
"I loved how we kept our composure despite not having practiced outdoors much," said Howard Talmud '77 Head Coach Wouter Hendrix. "Our guys showed a lot of maturity and toughness. Kochman beat a very special player in Seitz, and Prince was clutch in the doubles.
"Despite being 9-1 I feel like we have a lot of room for growth," continued Hendrix. "It is such a big privilege to be able to win our first official dual match on the new Ulrich courts against a strong Villanova team."
Villanova duo of Chris Seitz and Matt Phelps opened doubles play with a 6-1 win over junior Ethan Bogard and freshman George Cooper at No. 2 doubles. Freshman Bryant Born and sophomore Jack Petersen battled for a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles, before seniors Jeremy Kochman and Ricardo Prince fought to a big 7-6 (2) win at the top flight to secure the doubles point for Lehigh.
The Wildcats evened the match at 1-1 as Luis Miranda defeated Born 6-0, 6-0, but it was all Lehigh from there as the Mountain Hawks won the next five singles matches. Petersen put Lehigh ahead 2-1 with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles, before Cooper earned a 7-5, 6-1 win at the fourth flight. Bogard then clinched the match for Lehigh at No. 6 singles with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alastair Hurry.
Kochman was able to pull out a huge 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 win over Seitz at the top flight of singles. Junior Colin Nardella secured the 6-1 Lehigh win with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-3 win over Matt Phelps at No. 5 singles.
The Mountain Hawks will now have an 11-day layoff from match action as the team prepares to open Patriot League play on March 20 against Loyola.
Lehigh 6, Villanova 1
Doubles
1. Kochman/Prince (Lehigh) def. Dodson/Purdy (VU) 7-6 (2)
2. Seitz/Phelps (VU) def. Cooper/Bogard (Lehigh) 6-1
3. Born/Petersen (Lehigh) def. Miranda/Elmore (VU) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Jeremy Kochman (Lehigh) def. Chris Seitz (VU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
2. Luis Miranda (VU) def. Bryant Born (Lehigh) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) def. Jimmy Purdy (VU) 6-3, 6-0
4. George Cooper (Lehigh) def. Tommy Dodson (VU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) def. Matt Phelps (VU) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-3
6. Ethan Bogard (Lehigh) def. Alastair Hurry (VU) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 6, 1, 5
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