Saturday, February 25
Bethlehem, Pa.
11 a.m.
Lehigh University
7
vs
0
Mount St. Mary's (Md.)
Mountain Hawks Roll Past Mount St. Mary's on 7-0 Victory
2/25/2017 5:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's tennis kept Mount St. Mary's out of the win column to earn a 7-0 victory and first sweep of the season on Saturday outside at the Ulrich Varsity Courts. The Mountain Hawks improve to 2-5 on the season with wins in two of their last three matches, while the Mountaineers fall to 0-2 to start their season.
Ethan Bogard and Colin Nardella paired up and recorded their third win of the season as they rolled to a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles for the first Lehigh win of the day. The duo is now 3-1 when playing at flight No. 3. Graham Lehman and Jack Petersen clinched the doubles point for LU with a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles. The pairing also picked up their third win of the season to improve to 3-2 overall and 3-1 at flight No. 2.
Dylan Karchere-Sun kept the momentum on Lehigh's side as the singles competition began. The junior righty cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Louis Tonon at flight No. 3 for his first win of the season. Karchere-Sun is now 1-1 at No. 3 singles.
Bogard kept the wins coming for Lehigh after his convincing 6-3, 6-0 victory over Jean Armstrong at the sixth spot. The senior is now 3-1 on the season.
Nardella sealed the deal for Lehigh when he picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Zachary Burau at flight No. 4. The senior improves to 2-0 this season while playing at the fourth spot.
Petersen earned his second victory of the season with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Darren Mast at flight No. 2. Freshman Jack Martin-Dyer earned a victory in his spring debut with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory at the fifth spot over Brandon Wortkotter. George Cooper locked up the Lehigh sweep by grinding out a 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-5 victory at flight No. 1 over Mateo DeSomocurcio.
Lehigh will return the courts on Sunday when they host St. Francis (Pa.) at 11 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
Lehigh 7, Mount St. Mary's 0
Doubles
1. Cooper/Karchere-Sun (Lehigh) vs DeSomocurcio/Tonon (Mount) DNF
2. Lehman/Petersen (Lehigh) def. Mast/Wortkotter (Mount) 7-5
3. Bogard/Nardella (Lehigh) def. Burau/Armstrong (Mount) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. George Cooper (Lehigh) def. Mateo DeSomocurcio (Mount) 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-5
2. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) def. Darren Mast (Mount) 6-4, 6-4
3. Dylan Karchere-Sun (Lehigh) def. Louis Tonon (Mount) 6-1, 6-1
4. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) def. Zachary Burau (Mount) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jack Martin-Dyer (Lehigh) def. Brandon Wortkotter (Mount) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
6. Ethan Bogard (Lehigh) def. Jean Armstrong (Mount) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4*, 2, 5, 1
* Clinched Match
Ethan Bogard and Colin Nardella paired up and recorded their third win of the season as they rolled to a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles for the first Lehigh win of the day. The duo is now 3-1 when playing at flight No. 3. Graham Lehman and Jack Petersen clinched the doubles point for LU with a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles. The pairing also picked up their third win of the season to improve to 3-2 overall and 3-1 at flight No. 2.
Dylan Karchere-Sun kept the momentum on Lehigh's side as the singles competition began. The junior righty cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Louis Tonon at flight No. 3 for his first win of the season. Karchere-Sun is now 1-1 at No. 3 singles.
Bogard kept the wins coming for Lehigh after his convincing 6-3, 6-0 victory over Jean Armstrong at the sixth spot. The senior is now 3-1 on the season.
Nardella sealed the deal for Lehigh when he picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Zachary Burau at flight No. 4. The senior improves to 2-0 this season while playing at the fourth spot.
Petersen earned his second victory of the season with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Darren Mast at flight No. 2. Freshman Jack Martin-Dyer earned a victory in his spring debut with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory at the fifth spot over Brandon Wortkotter. George Cooper locked up the Lehigh sweep by grinding out a 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-5 victory at flight No. 1 over Mateo DeSomocurcio.
Lehigh will return the courts on Sunday when they host St. Francis (Pa.) at 11 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
Lehigh 7, Mount St. Mary's 0
Doubles
1. Cooper/Karchere-Sun (Lehigh) vs DeSomocurcio/Tonon (Mount) DNF
2. Lehman/Petersen (Lehigh) def. Mast/Wortkotter (Mount) 7-5
3. Bogard/Nardella (Lehigh) def. Burau/Armstrong (Mount) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. George Cooper (Lehigh) def. Mateo DeSomocurcio (Mount) 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-5
2. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) def. Darren Mast (Mount) 6-4, 6-4
3. Dylan Karchere-Sun (Lehigh) def. Louis Tonon (Mount) 6-1, 6-1
4. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) def. Zachary Burau (Mount) 6-2, 6-2
5. Jack Martin-Dyer (Lehigh) def. Brandon Wortkotter (Mount) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
6. Ethan Bogard (Lehigh) def. Jean Armstrong (Mount) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4*, 2, 5, 1
* Clinched Match
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