Saturday, February 3
Bethlehem, Pa.
11 a.m.
Lehigh University
3
vs
4
Drexel University
Lehigh Men Edged by Drexel in Season Opener
2/3/2018 9:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks dropped a hard-fought battle on opening day of the 2018 season Saturday afternoon as Drexel dominated the singles matches to come away with the 4-3 victory.
Lehigh had the early leg up by taking two of three doubles matches. Freshman Jacob Edelchik teamed up with sophomore Jack Martin-Dyer for a convincing 6-2 win at the first flight. Senior Jack Petersen and junior Bryant Born also looked strong in their debut together as they cruised to a 6-2 win.
After missing all of last season, Born put together an outstanding season debut as he captured his second win of the day in his singels match. The junior pulled away for a 6-2 victory in the third set against Xandy Hammitt at the fifth position for Lehigh's lone singles win of the day.
The Mountain Hawks will cap off its opening weekend Sunday as they take on Saint Francis at 10 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
Drexel 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Jacob Edelchik/Jack Martin-Dyer def. Youssef Lahlou/Vuk Subotic, 6-2
2. Sanil Jagtiani/Balaji Lakshmanan def. Christopher Auteri/Harry Wang, 6-3
3. Jack Petersen/Bryant Born def. Sinan Orhon/Xandy Hammitt, 6-2
Singles
1. Balaji Lakshmanan def. Jack Martin-Dyer, 6-2, 6-0
2. Sinan Orhon def. Jack Petersen, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
3. Sanil Jagtiani def. George Cooper, 6-3, 6-3
4. Youssef Lahlou def. Harry Wang, 6-4, 6-4
5. Bryant Born def. Xandy Hammitt, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
6. Christopher Auteri def. Vuk Subotic, 6-4, 6-3
Lehigh had the early leg up by taking two of three doubles matches. Freshman Jacob Edelchik teamed up with sophomore Jack Martin-Dyer for a convincing 6-2 win at the first flight. Senior Jack Petersen and junior Bryant Born also looked strong in their debut together as they cruised to a 6-2 win.
After missing all of last season, Born put together an outstanding season debut as he captured his second win of the day in his singels match. The junior pulled away for a 6-2 victory in the third set against Xandy Hammitt at the fifth position for Lehigh's lone singles win of the day.
The Mountain Hawks will cap off its opening weekend Sunday as they take on Saint Francis at 10 a.m. inside the Lewis Tennis Center.
Drexel 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Jacob Edelchik/Jack Martin-Dyer def. Youssef Lahlou/Vuk Subotic, 6-2
2. Sanil Jagtiani/Balaji Lakshmanan def. Christopher Auteri/Harry Wang, 6-3
3. Jack Petersen/Bryant Born def. Sinan Orhon/Xandy Hammitt, 6-2
Singles
1. Balaji Lakshmanan def. Jack Martin-Dyer, 6-2, 6-0
2. Sinan Orhon def. Jack Petersen, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
3. Sanil Jagtiani def. George Cooper, 6-3, 6-3
4. Youssef Lahlou def. Harry Wang, 6-4, 6-4
5. Bryant Born def. Xandy Hammitt, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
6. Christopher Auteri def. Vuk Subotic, 6-4, 6-3
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