Saturday, April 3
Annapolis, MD
3:00 p.m.
Lehigh University
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Navy
Photo by: Hannahally Photography
Mountain Hawks drop match to Navy on Saturday in Annapolis
4/3/2021 6:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In a match between two 3-0 teams, the Lehigh men's tennis team (3-1, 2-1) fell to the Navy Midshipmen on Saturday afternoon at The Yard by a 5-2 score. With the loss, Navy snapped Lehigh's three-match win streak.
The Mountain Hawks fell behind early as Navy stole the doubles point away from Lehigh. Navy's top two pairs recorded wins of 6-0 and 6-4 to get the point. At the No. 3 spot, Jeremy Learner and Matt Kleiman won a nail-biting affair, 7-6 (11-9).
In singles, Kleiman and freshman Jordan Paul notched the lone wins for Lehigh. At the No. 3 spot, Kleiman defeated Navy's Jake Fishkin 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6). The first-year player Paul won in straight sets over Jan Kjellberg, 6-3, 6-4.
At the No. 2 spot, senior Harry wang dropped a back-and-forth affair to Navy's Derrick Thompson. Ultimately, Thompson did enough and the 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) favored him. Lehigh's Jacob Edelchik suffered a 6-4, 6-2 straight sets lost to Midshipmen's Gavin Segraves. Zack Elliott suffered a 6-0, 6-4 lost at the No,. 1 spot to Navy's Andrew Ton.
Up next, Lehigh will look to bounce back as they welcome in army West Point to the Ulrich Courts on Saturday, April 10.
The Mountain Hawks fell behind early as Navy stole the doubles point away from Lehigh. Navy's top two pairs recorded wins of 6-0 and 6-4 to get the point. At the No. 3 spot, Jeremy Learner and Matt Kleiman won a nail-biting affair, 7-6 (11-9).
In singles, Kleiman and freshman Jordan Paul notched the lone wins for Lehigh. At the No. 3 spot, Kleiman defeated Navy's Jake Fishkin 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6). The first-year player Paul won in straight sets over Jan Kjellberg, 6-3, 6-4.
At the No. 2 spot, senior Harry wang dropped a back-and-forth affair to Navy's Derrick Thompson. Ultimately, Thompson did enough and the 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) favored him. Lehigh's Jacob Edelchik suffered a 6-4, 6-2 straight sets lost to Midshipmen's Gavin Segraves. Zack Elliott suffered a 6-0, 6-4 lost at the No,. 1 spot to Navy's Andrew Ton.
Up next, Lehigh will look to bounce back as they welcome in army West Point to the Ulrich Courts on Saturday, April 10.
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