Friday, April 15
West Point, N.Y.
2 p.m.

Lehigh University

1
at
4

Army West Point

Jack Petersen

Mountain Hawks fall 4-1 at Army

4/15/2016 5:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Lehigh men's tennis team suffered a tough 4-1 loss at Army Friday afternoon in Patriot League action. Sophomore Jack Petersen won No. 2 singles to put Lehigh's point on the board. The Mountain Hawks fall to 12-4 overall and 3-2 against league opponents, while the Black Knights improve to 14-7 overall and 3-0 against league foes.
 
The Black Knights earned the doubles point with 6-0 and 6-4 wins at the top two flights, respectively. The duo of Petersen and freshman George Cooper were ahead 5-4 in the third flight before Army clinched the doubles point.
 
Petersen opened singles play with an impressive 6-0, 6-2 win over Grant Riechmann at the second flight to put Lehigh on the board. Army's Harrison McCormick followed with a 6-2, 6-4 win over junior Ethan Bogard at No. 6 singles before freshman Bryant Born fell 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles. Army's Michael Nguyen clinched the match for the Black Knights with a 7-5, 7-5 win over freshman George Cooper.
 
The Mountain Hawks will be in West Point, N.Y. once again Saturday to take on Boston University at 3 p.m.
 
Army 4, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Riechmann/McCormick (Army) def. Kochman/Lehman (Lehigh) 6-0
2. Lampman/Nguyen (Army) def. Prince/Born (Lehigh) 6-4
3. Cooper/Petersen (Lehigh) vs. Barnes/Sienko (Army) 5-4, DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
1. Sam Lampman (Army) vs. Jeremy Kochman (Lehigh) 7-6, 4-5, DNF
2. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) def. Grant Riechmann (Army) 6-0, 6-2
3. David Mitchell (Army) def. Bryant Born (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-1
4. Michael Nguyen (Army) def. George Cooper (Lehigh) 7-5, 7-5
5. Kyle Barnes (Army) vs. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) 6-4, 5-7, 3-0, DNF
6. Harrison McCormick (Army) def. Ethan Bogard (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 4