Monday, March 13
Azusa, Calif.
4 p.m. ET
Lehigh University
2
at
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Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)
Lehigh Men Drop West Coast Opener at Azusa Pacific
3/13/2017 9:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
AZUSA, Calif. – The Mountain Hawks began their west coast swing Monday afternoon with a 7-2 loss at Azusa Pacific. The Cougars, ranked No. 13 in Division II, improve to 10-2 on the season while the Mountain Hawks fall to 2-7.
George Cooper and Graham Lehman paired up for the first time this season and competed a No. 1 doubles where they earned an 8-5 victory over Christian Schmid and Pascal Engel. Jack Martin-Dyer made his doubles debut as he teamed up with Jack Petersen at flight No. 2 and clinched the doubles point for Lehigh with a 9-8(10-8) victory over Marnix Pluim and Antonio Pejic.
After conceding the doubles point to Lehigh, the Cougars went a tear in the singles competition and recorded victories at all six flights.
No. 30 Schmid kicked things off with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles over Cooper. Azusa's other ranked man, No. 44 Engel, was leading 3-1 in the third set before earning the victory on a retirement by Petersen.
Martin-Dyer also retired at the third flight with the scored tied, 2-2, in the third set. The Cougars claimed two-set victories at the fourth, fifth and sixth flights in route to a singles sweep.
Lehigh continues its California spring break tour with a matchup at No. 14 Southern California on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET.
Azusa Pacific 7, Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Cooper/Lehman (LU) def. Schmid/ Engel (AP) 8-5
2. Petersen/Martin-Dyer (LU) def. Pluim/Pejic (AP) 9-8 (10-8)
3. Luconi/ Backman (AP) def. Bogard/Nardella (LU) 9-8 (7-2)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. #30 Christian Schmid (AP) def. George Cooper (LU) 6-3, 6-0
2. #44 Pascal Engel (AP) def. Jack Petersen (LU) 4-6, 7-6, 3-1, retired
3. Marnix Pluim (AP) def. Jack Martin-Dyer (LU) 6-2, 5-7, 2-2, retired
4. Antonio Pejic (AP) def. Colin Nardella (LU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Roberto Luconi (AP) def. Ethan Bogard (LU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Cameron Backman (AP) def. Dylan Karchere-Sun (LU) 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 5
George Cooper and Graham Lehman paired up for the first time this season and competed a No. 1 doubles where they earned an 8-5 victory over Christian Schmid and Pascal Engel. Jack Martin-Dyer made his doubles debut as he teamed up with Jack Petersen at flight No. 2 and clinched the doubles point for Lehigh with a 9-8(10-8) victory over Marnix Pluim and Antonio Pejic.
After conceding the doubles point to Lehigh, the Cougars went a tear in the singles competition and recorded victories at all six flights.
No. 30 Schmid kicked things off with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles over Cooper. Azusa's other ranked man, No. 44 Engel, was leading 3-1 in the third set before earning the victory on a retirement by Petersen.
Martin-Dyer also retired at the third flight with the scored tied, 2-2, in the third set. The Cougars claimed two-set victories at the fourth, fifth and sixth flights in route to a singles sweep.
Lehigh continues its California spring break tour with a matchup at No. 14 Southern California on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET.
Azusa Pacific 7, Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Cooper/Lehman (LU) def. Schmid/ Engel (AP) 8-5
2. Petersen/Martin-Dyer (LU) def. Pluim/Pejic (AP) 9-8 (10-8)
3. Luconi/ Backman (AP) def. Bogard/Nardella (LU) 9-8 (7-2)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. #30 Christian Schmid (AP) def. George Cooper (LU) 6-3, 6-0
2. #44 Pascal Engel (AP) def. Jack Petersen (LU) 4-6, 7-6, 3-1, retired
3. Marnix Pluim (AP) def. Jack Martin-Dyer (LU) 6-2, 5-7, 2-2, retired
4. Antonio Pejic (AP) def. Colin Nardella (LU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Roberto Luconi (AP) def. Ethan Bogard (LU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Cameron Backman (AP) def. Dylan Karchere-Sun (LU) 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 5
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