Lehigh University Athletics
Friday, April 15
West Point, N.Y.
2 p.m.
Lehigh University
at
Army West Point
Lehigh set for three road matches in four days against Army, BU and Lafayette
4/14/2016 10:23:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Rivalry: Lehigh vs. Lafayette
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's tennis team faces a busy stretch with three matches in four days this weekend. The Mountain Hawks open action Friday at 2 p.m. at Army before taking on Boston University at 3 p.m. Saturday in West Point, N.Y. Lehigh will then travel to archrival Lafayette at 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.
The Mountain Hawks are 12-3 overall and 3-1 against Patriot League foes this season. The Mountain Hawks will be looking to ride the momentum from a 4-3 win over visiting Bucknell Tuesday. Lehigh won the doubles point and the bottom three flights of singles. The match came down to No. 5 singles where junior Colin Nardella was able to clinch the victory for the Mountain Hawks. Lehigh has also picked up league wins over Colgate (4-3) and Loyola (7-0), while the Mountain Hawks dropped a tight 4-3 match at defending champion Navy in the team's lone league loss.
Nardella is 4-0 in Patriot League singles matches this season, while junior Ethan Bogard, sophomore Jack Petersen and freshman George Cooper are all 3-1. Petersen leads the team for the season with 12 singles victories. Cooper has secured three Patriot League doubles wins as well.
Army is 13-7 overall and 2-0 against league foes. The Black Knights have picked up Patriot League wins over Lafayette (6-1) and Holy Cross (7-0). Army dropped its most recent match 4-3 to visiting Marist. The Mountain Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision at Army in last season's meeting on April 4, 2015. The Black Knights took the doubles point with wins at the bottom two flights and then won four of six singles matches.
Boston University holds a 7-9 overall record and 2-0 Patriot League mark. The Terriers have earned league victories against Holy Cross (7-0) and Colgate (4-3). Saturday's 3 p.m. match at Army's Malek Courts will be BU's first action since March 27 when the Terriers beat the Raiders. Lehigh and Boston University will be meeting for the first time since last season's Patriot League Quarterfinals when the Terriers captured a 4-3 win over the Mountain Hawks. The third-seeded Terriers won the doubles point and the bottom two singles flights before capturing the decisive match to thwart the comeback attempt from the No. 6 seed Mountain Hawks.
Lafayette is 3-12 overall and 1-4 in league play. The Leopards have dropped league contests to Army (6-1), Navy (6-1), Bucknell (7-0) and Colgate (7-0), while Lafayette earned its lone league win with a 4-3 decision vs. Holy Cross. The Leopards will face TCNJ and Villanova before hosting Lehigh at 3:30 p.m. Monday. The Mountain Hawks won two of three doubles matches and swept the six singles matches to capture a 7-0 win over Lafayette in last season's meeting on April 13, 2015 at the Ulrich Varsity Courts. Lehigh has gone 23-4 against the rival Leopards since 1990.
Following the three matches in four days, Lehigh will close out the regular season at Holy Cross next Saturday, April 23, before beginning preparations to host the Patriot League Tournament the following weekend.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's tennis team faces a busy stretch with three matches in four days this weekend. The Mountain Hawks open action Friday at 2 p.m. at Army before taking on Boston University at 3 p.m. Saturday in West Point, N.Y. Lehigh will then travel to archrival Lafayette at 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.
The Mountain Hawks are 12-3 overall and 3-1 against Patriot League foes this season. The Mountain Hawks will be looking to ride the momentum from a 4-3 win over visiting Bucknell Tuesday. Lehigh won the doubles point and the bottom three flights of singles. The match came down to No. 5 singles where junior Colin Nardella was able to clinch the victory for the Mountain Hawks. Lehigh has also picked up league wins over Colgate (4-3) and Loyola (7-0), while the Mountain Hawks dropped a tight 4-3 match at defending champion Navy in the team's lone league loss.
Nardella is 4-0 in Patriot League singles matches this season, while junior Ethan Bogard, sophomore Jack Petersen and freshman George Cooper are all 3-1. Petersen leads the team for the season with 12 singles victories. Cooper has secured three Patriot League doubles wins as well.
Army is 13-7 overall and 2-0 against league foes. The Black Knights have picked up Patriot League wins over Lafayette (6-1) and Holy Cross (7-0). Army dropped its most recent match 4-3 to visiting Marist. The Mountain Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision at Army in last season's meeting on April 4, 2015. The Black Knights took the doubles point with wins at the bottom two flights and then won four of six singles matches.
Boston University holds a 7-9 overall record and 2-0 Patriot League mark. The Terriers have earned league victories against Holy Cross (7-0) and Colgate (4-3). Saturday's 3 p.m. match at Army's Malek Courts will be BU's first action since March 27 when the Terriers beat the Raiders. Lehigh and Boston University will be meeting for the first time since last season's Patriot League Quarterfinals when the Terriers captured a 4-3 win over the Mountain Hawks. The third-seeded Terriers won the doubles point and the bottom two singles flights before capturing the decisive match to thwart the comeback attempt from the No. 6 seed Mountain Hawks.
Lafayette is 3-12 overall and 1-4 in league play. The Leopards have dropped league contests to Army (6-1), Navy (6-1), Bucknell (7-0) and Colgate (7-0), while Lafayette earned its lone league win with a 4-3 decision vs. Holy Cross. The Leopards will face TCNJ and Villanova before hosting Lehigh at 3:30 p.m. Monday. The Mountain Hawks won two of three doubles matches and swept the six singles matches to capture a 7-0 win over Lafayette in last season's meeting on April 13, 2015 at the Ulrich Varsity Courts. Lehigh has gone 23-4 against the rival Leopards since 1990.
Following the three matches in four days, Lehigh will close out the regular season at Holy Cross next Saturday, April 23, before beginning preparations to host the Patriot League Tournament the following weekend.
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