Friday, April 21
Hamilton, N.Y.
10:45 AM
Lehigh University
2
vs
4
Bucknell (Quarterfinal)
Mountain Hawks Fall To Bucknell In Patriot League Quarterfinals
4/21/2023 2:58:00 PM | Men's Tennis
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Less than a week after defeating Bucknell on Senior Day inside the Lewis Tennis Center the Lehigh men's tennis team fell to the Bison 4-2 in the Patriot League quarterfinals Friday on the J.W. Abrahamson Courts. The Bison reversed last Saturday's doubles result and won three singles matches to advance to the semifinals Saturday against No. 1 seed Navy.
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Lehigh's season ends at 11-10.
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Bucknell took the early lead with wins at the top two doubles flights. At the top flight, Bucknell's Nick Mueller and Michael Owen avenged a loss to senior Matt Kleiman and sophomore Marc Blekhman by winning 6-3 to clinch the doubles point for the Bison.
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First-year Wyeth Anzilotti put Lehigh on the board with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Chunyu Chen at No. 6 singles to even the match at 1-1.
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Mueller won 6-4, 6-3 over senior Jeremy Learner at No. 2 but Blekhman answered with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Owen at No. 3 to square the match at 2-2.
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Bucknell picked up a win by Oscar Bain over first-year Jackson Morash at No. 5 and then clinched the match at No. 4 as Brendan McDonald defeated junior Jordan Paul in straight sets, avenging a loss to the Mountain Hawk last weekend.
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Lehigh will lose four seniors to graduation: Kleiman, Learner, Michael Bukhalo and Steven Nazaroff.
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#5 Bucknell 4, #4 Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Mueller/Owen (Bucknell) def. Kleiman/Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-3
2. Bain/Tahirovic (Bucknell) def. Learner/Paul (Lehigh) 6-0
3. Bukhalo/Jaeger (Lehigh) vs. McDonald/Chen (Bucknell) 4-3, DNF
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3 DNF
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Singles
1. Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Amar Tahirovic (Bucknell) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 1-2, DNF
2. Nick Mueller (Bucknell) def. Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
3. Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) def. Michael Owen (Bucknell) 6-2, 6-2
4. Brendan McDonald (Bucknell) def. Jordan Paul (Lehigh) 6-4, 7-5
5. Oscar Bain (Bucknell) def. Jackson Morash (Lehigh) 7-5, 6-2
6. Wyeth Anzilotti (Lehigh) def. Chunyu Chen (Bucknell) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 DNF
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Lehigh's season ends at 11-10.
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Bucknell took the early lead with wins at the top two doubles flights. At the top flight, Bucknell's Nick Mueller and Michael Owen avenged a loss to senior Matt Kleiman and sophomore Marc Blekhman by winning 6-3 to clinch the doubles point for the Bison.
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First-year Wyeth Anzilotti put Lehigh on the board with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Chunyu Chen at No. 6 singles to even the match at 1-1.
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Mueller won 6-4, 6-3 over senior Jeremy Learner at No. 2 but Blekhman answered with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Owen at No. 3 to square the match at 2-2.
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Bucknell picked up a win by Oscar Bain over first-year Jackson Morash at No. 5 and then clinched the match at No. 4 as Brendan McDonald defeated junior Jordan Paul in straight sets, avenging a loss to the Mountain Hawk last weekend.
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Lehigh will lose four seniors to graduation: Kleiman, Learner, Michael Bukhalo and Steven Nazaroff.
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#5 Bucknell 4, #4 Lehigh 2
Doubles
1. Mueller/Owen (Bucknell) def. Kleiman/Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-3
2. Bain/Tahirovic (Bucknell) def. Learner/Paul (Lehigh) 6-0
3. Bukhalo/Jaeger (Lehigh) vs. McDonald/Chen (Bucknell) 4-3, DNF
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3 DNF
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Singles
1. Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Amar Tahirovic (Bucknell) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 1-2, DNF
2. Nick Mueller (Bucknell) def. Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
3. Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) def. Michael Owen (Bucknell) 6-2, 6-2
4. Brendan McDonald (Bucknell) def. Jordan Paul (Lehigh) 6-4, 7-5
5. Oscar Bain (Bucknell) def. Jackson Morash (Lehigh) 7-5, 6-2
6. Wyeth Anzilotti (Lehigh) def. Chunyu Chen (Bucknell) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 DNF
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