
Lehigh Dominates Mount St. Mary's to Earn Second Win of the Weekend
2/5/2023 8:59:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men's tennis team closed out the weekend with its second straight victory, defeating Mount St. Mary's 6-1 inside the Lewis Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.Â
The Mountain Hawks and the Mount battled during doubles play but the Mountaineers ultimately clinched the doubles point. Senior Matt Kleiman and sophomore Marc Blekhman picked up a win during doubles, defeating Marcel Cronin and Luke Papayoanou 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.Â
Lehigh dominated during singles play, winning all six matches to secure its second win of the weekend. At the No. 1 spot, Kleiman defeated the Mount's Elliott Stevens 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.Â
Four Mountain Hawks picked up their second singles wins of the weekend against the Mountaineers. Senior Jeremy Learner picked up his second singles win of the weekend, defeating Filipos Zachiotis 6-4 in two sets at the No. 2 spot. Behind Learner was junior Jordan Paul, who defeated the Mount's Giovanni Abriola at the No. 3 spot.Â
Blekhman earned his second win of the day at the No. 4 spot, defeating Jarrett Karnibad 6-2, 6-0. Senior Steven Nazaroff was the final Mountain Hawk to pick up his second win of the weekend against the Mount. Nazaroff defeated Marcel Cronin 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 6 spot.Â
First-year Wyeth Anzilotti was the final member of the Lehigh men's tennis team to pick up a win during singles play on Sunday. Anzilotti defeated Papayoanou 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot.Â
Lehigh will remain in Bethlehem for three more home matches this week, starting off with a mid-week match against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. The Mountain Hawks will host Drexel on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Howard on Sunday, Feb. 12. Both matches will begin at 10 a.m.Â
Doubles:Â
Singles:Â
The Mountain Hawks and the Mount battled during doubles play but the Mountaineers ultimately clinched the doubles point. Senior Matt Kleiman and sophomore Marc Blekhman picked up a win during doubles, defeating Marcel Cronin and Luke Papayoanou 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.Â
Lehigh dominated during singles play, winning all six matches to secure its second win of the weekend. At the No. 1 spot, Kleiman defeated the Mount's Elliott Stevens 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.Â
Four Mountain Hawks picked up their second singles wins of the weekend against the Mountaineers. Senior Jeremy Learner picked up his second singles win of the weekend, defeating Filipos Zachiotis 6-4 in two sets at the No. 2 spot. Behind Learner was junior Jordan Paul, who defeated the Mount's Giovanni Abriola at the No. 3 spot.Â
Blekhman earned his second win of the day at the No. 4 spot, defeating Jarrett Karnibad 6-2, 6-0. Senior Steven Nazaroff was the final Mountain Hawk to pick up his second win of the weekend against the Mount. Nazaroff defeated Marcel Cronin 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 6 spot.Â
First-year Wyeth Anzilotti was the final member of the Lehigh men's tennis team to pick up a win during singles play on Sunday. Anzilotti defeated Papayoanou 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot.Â
Lehigh will remain in Bethlehem for three more home matches this week, starting off with a mid-week match against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. The Mountain Hawks will host Drexel on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Howard on Sunday, Feb. 12. Both matches will begin at 10 a.m.Â
Doubles:Â
- Stevens/Abriola (Mount St. Mary's) def. Paul/Learner (Lehigh) 7-6 [7-4]
- Kleiman/Blekhman (Lehigh) def. Cronin/Papayoanou (Mount St. Mary's) 6-4
- Zachiotis/Karnibad (Mount St. Mary's) def. Bezianis/Nazaroff (Lehigh) 6-3
Singles:Â
- Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Elliott Stevens (Mount St. Mary's) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
- Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) def. Filipos Zachiotis (Mount St. Mary's) 6-4, 6-4
- Jordan Paul (Lehigh) def. Giovanni Abriola (Mount St. Mary's) 7-7 [7-4], 2-6, 4-3,Â
- Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) def. Jarrett Karnibad (Mount St. Mary's) 6-2, 6-0
- Wyeth Anzilotti (Lehigh) def. Luke Papayoanou (Mount St. Mary's) 7-5, 6-3
- Steven Nazaroff (Lehigh) def. Marcel Cronin (Mount St. Mary's) 6-1, 6-2
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