Friday, March 22
Bethlehem, Pa.
3:30 p.m.
Lehigh University
5
vs
2
Saint Joseph's University
Mountain Hawks pick up 5-2 win over Saint Joseph’s
3/22/2019 10:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's tennis team began its final weekend of nonleague play by picking up a strong 5-2 win over Saint Joseph's on Friday at the Lewis Tennis Center. The Mountain Hawks lost No. 1 doubles, but came back to win Nos. 2 and 3. Two of the first three singles matches to finish were Saint Joseph's victories, but Lehigh came back to win Nos. 3, 5 and 6 singles to erase any doubt.
Lehigh came out strong in doubles, with sophomore Jacob Edelchik and freshman Gary Fishkin winning 6-4 at No. 2 before senior Bryant Born and freshman Andrew Nakhjavan won 7-6 (7-2) at No. 3 to give the Mountain Hawks the doubles point.
Lehigh would go on to fall at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, but junior Jack Martin-Dyer won at No. 3, 6-3, 7-5 to give the Mountain Hawks a 3-2 lead. Senior George Cooper and Edelchik rounded out the day with wins at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, both hard-fought three-set matches. Fishkin had Lehigh's other win on the day at No. 4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.
The Mountain Hawks return to action on Sunday when they travel to Temple to face Temple at 10 a.m.
Lehigh 5, Saint Joseph's 2
Doubles
1. Perrone/Fick (Saint Joseph's) def. Wang/Elliott (Lehigh) 6-1
2. Edelchik/Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Battaglia/MacNeil (Saint Joseph's) 6-4
3. Born/Nakhjavan (Lehigh) def. Kanetkar/Tan (Saint Joseph's) 7-6 (7-2)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Nathan Perrone (Saint Joseph's) def. Harry Wang (Lehigh) 6-3, 6-4
2. Andre Fick (Saint Joseph's) def. Zack Elliott (Lehigh) 6-4, 7-5
3. Jack Martin-Dyer (Lehigh) def. Johnnie Massart (Saint Joseph's) 6-3, 7-5
4. Gary Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Dan Tan (Saint Joseph's) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. George Cooper (Lehigh) def. Eshan Kanetkar (Saint Joseph's) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Jacob Edelchik (Lehigh) def. Luis Janko (Saint Joseph's) 6-3, 2-6, 10-7
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
Lehigh came out strong in doubles, with sophomore Jacob Edelchik and freshman Gary Fishkin winning 6-4 at No. 2 before senior Bryant Born and freshman Andrew Nakhjavan won 7-6 (7-2) at No. 3 to give the Mountain Hawks the doubles point.
Lehigh would go on to fall at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, but junior Jack Martin-Dyer won at No. 3, 6-3, 7-5 to give the Mountain Hawks a 3-2 lead. Senior George Cooper and Edelchik rounded out the day with wins at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, both hard-fought three-set matches. Fishkin had Lehigh's other win on the day at No. 4, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.
The Mountain Hawks return to action on Sunday when they travel to Temple to face Temple at 10 a.m.
Lehigh 5, Saint Joseph's 2
Doubles
1. Perrone/Fick (Saint Joseph's) def. Wang/Elliott (Lehigh) 6-1
2. Edelchik/Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Battaglia/MacNeil (Saint Joseph's) 6-4
3. Born/Nakhjavan (Lehigh) def. Kanetkar/Tan (Saint Joseph's) 7-6 (7-2)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Nathan Perrone (Saint Joseph's) def. Harry Wang (Lehigh) 6-3, 6-4
2. Andre Fick (Saint Joseph's) def. Zack Elliott (Lehigh) 6-4, 7-5
3. Jack Martin-Dyer (Lehigh) def. Johnnie Massart (Saint Joseph's) 6-3, 7-5
4. Gary Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Dan Tan (Saint Joseph's) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. George Cooper (Lehigh) def. Eshan Kanetkar (Saint Joseph's) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Jacob Edelchik (Lehigh) def. Luis Janko (Saint Joseph's) 6-3, 2-6, 10-7
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
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