Lehigh University Athletics
Saturday, March 25
Bethlehem, Pa.
10:00 AM
Lehigh University
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vs
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Navy
Photo by: Hannahally Photography
Mountain Hawks Suffer First League Loss At Hands of Navy
3/25/2023 2:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to visiting Navy Saturday inside the Lewis Tennis Center. Lehigh's No. 3 doubles team of sophomore Hamsa Javagal and first-year Bella Peters picked up a victory for Lehigh's lone win of the day.
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The Mountain Hawks are now 4-6 overall and 1-1 in Patriot League action.
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Navy (13-4, 1-0 PL) won the doubles point with victories at the top two flights. Javagal and Peters won 6-4 over Hanna Elks Smith and Kate Lee at No. 3 to give the Brown and White a victory.
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In singles play, Lehigh won first sets at No. 1 and No. 5 but Navy benefitted from a walkover at No. 6 and posted straight set victories at Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to build a 5-0 advantage.
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Javagal won the first set from Emily Tannenbaum 7-5 at the top flight but the Midshipman came back to win the second 6-4 and took the third set 10-point tiebreak by a 10-8 score.
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Junior Anushka Dania won her first set at No. 5 against Sylvia Eklund before Eklund came back to win the second 6-2 and the tiebreak 10-6 to close out the match.
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The Mountain Hawks will travel to Colgate on Sunday to face the Raiders at 2 p.m. at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Navy 7, Lehigh 0
Doubles
1. Tannenbaum/Johns (Navy) def. A. Dania/M. Dania (Lehigh) 6-2
2. Chaudry/Accola (Navy) def. Gaborik/James (Lehigh) 6-3
3. Javagal/Peters (Lehigh) def. Elks Smith/Lee (Navy) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
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Singles
1. Emily Tannenbaum (Navy) def. Hamsa Javagal (Lehigh) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
2. Stella Ribaudo (Navy) def. Megha Dania (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
3. Samantha Johns (Navy) def. Allyce Gaborik (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-2
4. Parvathi Shanker (Navy) def. Junmoke James (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-1
5. Sylvia Eklund (Navy) def. Anushka Dania (Lehigh) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
6. Kate Lee (Navy) won
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
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The Mountain Hawks are now 4-6 overall and 1-1 in Patriot League action.
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Navy (13-4, 1-0 PL) won the doubles point with victories at the top two flights. Javagal and Peters won 6-4 over Hanna Elks Smith and Kate Lee at No. 3 to give the Brown and White a victory.
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In singles play, Lehigh won first sets at No. 1 and No. 5 but Navy benefitted from a walkover at No. 6 and posted straight set victories at Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to build a 5-0 advantage.
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Javagal won the first set from Emily Tannenbaum 7-5 at the top flight but the Midshipman came back to win the second 6-4 and took the third set 10-point tiebreak by a 10-8 score.
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Junior Anushka Dania won her first set at No. 5 against Sylvia Eklund before Eklund came back to win the second 6-2 and the tiebreak 10-6 to close out the match.
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The Mountain Hawks will travel to Colgate on Sunday to face the Raiders at 2 p.m. at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Navy 7, Lehigh 0
Doubles
1. Tannenbaum/Johns (Navy) def. A. Dania/M. Dania (Lehigh) 6-2
2. Chaudry/Accola (Navy) def. Gaborik/James (Lehigh) 6-3
3. Javagal/Peters (Lehigh) def. Elks Smith/Lee (Navy) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
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Singles
1. Emily Tannenbaum (Navy) def. Hamsa Javagal (Lehigh) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
2. Stella Ribaudo (Navy) def. Megha Dania (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
3. Samantha Johns (Navy) def. Allyce Gaborik (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-2
4. Parvathi Shanker (Navy) def. Junmoke James (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-1
5. Sylvia Eklund (Navy) def. Anushka Dania (Lehigh) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
6. Kate Lee (Navy) won
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
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