Saturday, April 15
Bethlehem, Pa.
12:00 PM
Lehigh University
vs
Bucknell
Mountain Hawks To Honor Seniors, Close Out Regular Season Saturday Versus Bucknell
4/13/2023 4:11:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – It's the final weekend of the regular season for the Lehigh men's tennis team and the Mountain Hawks will host the Bucknell Bison in the regular season finale. First serves are set for noon from the Ulrich Varsity Courts.
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Saturday's match will mark the final home appearance for Lehigh's four-member senior class of Michael Bukhalo, Matt Kleiman, Jeremy Learner and Steven Nazaroff.
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Lehigh enters Saturday's match at 10-9 overall after defeating rival Lafayette 5-2 Tuesday in Easton for its 13th consecutive win over the Leopards. The Mountain Hawks swept through doubles and won the first four singles matches to be completed.
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Tuesday's win puts Lehigh at 3-3 in Patriot League action as the Mountain Hawks continue to battle for position in next week's Patriot League Tournament.
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Kleiman and sophomore Marc Blekhman have heated up since the start of Patriot League play. The duo is 4-0 in Patriot League action in doubles, seeing time at the No. 1 and No. 2 flights. Bukhalo and sophomore Sean Jaeger are also a perfect 3-0 in league doubles action thus far, moving up to No. 2 last week.
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Blekhman leads Lehigh with a 12-6 overall doubles mark while Jaeger and junior Jordan Paul both have 10 wins.
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In singles play, Blekhman also leads with a 13-5 record playing primarily at No. 3 with the occasional appearance at No. 2. Kleiman is 4-1 at the top flight in Patriot League play and owns eight singles wins overall. Jaeger won his Lehigh singles debut at No. 6 in the win over Lafayette.
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Bucknell enters Saturday's match at 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the league. The Bison defeated Lafayette 6-1 last Sunday and will visit Holy Cross in their regular season finale after Saturday's match with Lehigh.
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The Mountain Hawks and Bison both own victories over Colgate, Lafayette and Loyola and both teams have lost to Boston University and Navy. Bucknell will not face Army West Point in the regular season, while Lehigh will not face Holy Cross.
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Lehigh has won the last four matches against Bucknell including a 4-1 triumph last April in Lewisburg, Pa.
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Following Saturday's match, Lehigh will shift focus to the Patriot League Championships, hosted by Colgate, April 20-23. Lehigh will likely open the tournament with a quarterfinal match on Friday April 21.
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Saturday's match will mark the final home appearance for Lehigh's four-member senior class of Michael Bukhalo, Matt Kleiman, Jeremy Learner and Steven Nazaroff.
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Lehigh enters Saturday's match at 10-9 overall after defeating rival Lafayette 5-2 Tuesday in Easton for its 13th consecutive win over the Leopards. The Mountain Hawks swept through doubles and won the first four singles matches to be completed.
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Tuesday's win puts Lehigh at 3-3 in Patriot League action as the Mountain Hawks continue to battle for position in next week's Patriot League Tournament.
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Kleiman and sophomore Marc Blekhman have heated up since the start of Patriot League play. The duo is 4-0 in Patriot League action in doubles, seeing time at the No. 1 and No. 2 flights. Bukhalo and sophomore Sean Jaeger are also a perfect 3-0 in league doubles action thus far, moving up to No. 2 last week.
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Blekhman leads Lehigh with a 12-6 overall doubles mark while Jaeger and junior Jordan Paul both have 10 wins.
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In singles play, Blekhman also leads with a 13-5 record playing primarily at No. 3 with the occasional appearance at No. 2. Kleiman is 4-1 at the top flight in Patriot League play and owns eight singles wins overall. Jaeger won his Lehigh singles debut at No. 6 in the win over Lafayette.
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Bucknell enters Saturday's match at 13-6 overall and 3-2 in the league. The Bison defeated Lafayette 6-1 last Sunday and will visit Holy Cross in their regular season finale after Saturday's match with Lehigh.
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The Mountain Hawks and Bison both own victories over Colgate, Lafayette and Loyola and both teams have lost to Boston University and Navy. Bucknell will not face Army West Point in the regular season, while Lehigh will not face Holy Cross.
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Lehigh has won the last four matches against Bucknell including a 4-1 triumph last April in Lewisburg, Pa.
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Following Saturday's match, Lehigh will shift focus to the Patriot League Championships, hosted by Colgate, April 20-23. Lehigh will likely open the tournament with a quarterfinal match on Friday April 21.
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