Sunday, February 20
Bethlehem, Pa.
2:00 PM
Lehigh University
5
vs
2
Hofstra University
Photo by: Alicia Zamudio
Mountain Hawks Pick Up 5-2 Win Over Hofstra
2/20/2022 7:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh bounced back from Saturday's loss to Drexel to earn their second win of the season on Sunday. The Mountain Hawks defeated Hofstra 5-2 at Lewis Tennis Center.Â
Hofstra swept the doubles point to begin the match, leaving the Mountain Hawks down by one going into singles.Â
Juniors Matt Kleiman and Jeremey Learner stepped up for Lehigh, getting the Mountain Hawks on the board during singles play. At the No. 4 spot, Kleiman finished first in singles play, defeating Hofstra's Matthew Garcia 6-2, 6-3. Learner followed suit, defeating Shawn Jackson in the third flight 6-3, 6-1.Â
With two singles matches finished and both teams tied at two, senior Zack Elliott put the team on his back as he went on to defeat Bo Cautaerts. At the No. 1 spot, Elliott picked up his third win of the year in singles play, by a 7-5, 6-4 score.
Senior Gary Fishkin and sophomore Jordan Paul went on to grab two more wins for Lehigh in singles play. At the No. 5 spot, Fishkin defeated Hofstra's Vincent Turnia 6-3, 6-4. Paul defeated Josh Reynolds 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 at the No. 6 spot.Â
The Mountain Hawks improved to 2-2 on the season with today's win. Lehigh will stay in Bethlehem, as the Mountain Hawks will host Siena on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Saint Francis on Sunday at 10 a.m.
Doubles
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
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Hofstra swept the doubles point to begin the match, leaving the Mountain Hawks down by one going into singles.Â
Juniors Matt Kleiman and Jeremey Learner stepped up for Lehigh, getting the Mountain Hawks on the board during singles play. At the No. 4 spot, Kleiman finished first in singles play, defeating Hofstra's Matthew Garcia 6-2, 6-3. Learner followed suit, defeating Shawn Jackson in the third flight 6-3, 6-1.Â
With two singles matches finished and both teams tied at two, senior Zack Elliott put the team on his back as he went on to defeat Bo Cautaerts. At the No. 1 spot, Elliott picked up his third win of the year in singles play, by a 7-5, 6-4 score.
Senior Gary Fishkin and sophomore Jordan Paul went on to grab two more wins for Lehigh in singles play. At the No. 5 spot, Fishkin defeated Hofstra's Vincent Turnia 6-3, 6-4. Paul defeated Josh Reynolds 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 at the No. 6 spot.Â
The Mountain Hawks improved to 2-2 on the season with today's win. Lehigh will stay in Bethlehem, as the Mountain Hawks will host Siena on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Saint Francis on Sunday at 10 a.m.
Doubles
- Cautaerts / Kovalenko (Hofstra) def. Elliott / Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-2
- Wolfe / Jackson (Hofstra) def. Fishkin / Nazaroff (Lehigh) 6-3
- Garcia / Turnia (Hofstra) def. Kleiman / Learner (Lehigh) 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
- Zack Elliot (Lehigh) def. Bo Cautaerts 7-5, 6-4
- Ostap Kovalenko (Hofstra) def. Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-2
- Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) def. Shawn Jackson (Hofstra) 6-3, 6-1
- Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Matthew Garcia (Hofstra) 6-2, 6-3
- Gary Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Vincent Turnia (Hofstra) 6-3, 6-4
- Jordan Paul (Lehigh) def. Josh Reynolds (Hofstra) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
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