Friday, April 7
West Point, N.Y.
2:00 PM
Lehigh University
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Mountain Hawks Drop Friday Afternoon Match 4-1 at Army West Point
4/7/2023 8:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Lehigh men's tennis team opened its weekend trip to West Point with a 4-1 loss to host Army West Point Friday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks won the doubles point but the Black Knights came back with wins at the bottom four singles flights to claim the victory.
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The loss drops Lehigh to 2-2 in the league and 9-8 overall, while Army is now 5-0 in the league and 17-10 overall.
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Army West Point claimed the victory at No. 1 doubles before Lehigh won the bottom two flights to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Senior Michael Bukhalo and sophomore Sean Jaeger won 6-4 over Jake Huarte and Nathan Jose at No. 3 and then sophomore Marc Blekhman and senior Matt Kleiman won the deciding match at No. 2 7-5 over Samuel Eden and Vishnu Bodavula.
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The Black Knights tied the match at 1-1 as Huarte topped Bukhalo in straight sets at No. 6 and then earned three more victories to clinch the match. Eden clinched for Army at No. 4 with a 7-6, 6-0 win over first-year Jackson Morash.
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Kleiman was up a set on AJ Woodman at No. 1 singles when the match ended.
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Lehigh will be back in action at West Point on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks square off against Boston University at 12 p.m.
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Army West Point 4, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Woodman/Lake (Army) def. Paul/Learner (Lehigh) 6-2
2. Blekhman/Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Eden/Bodavula (Army) 7-5
3. Bukhalo/Jaeger (Lehigh) def. Huarte/Jose (Army) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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Singles
1. Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) vs. AJ Woodman (Army) 7-5, 2-5, DNF
2. Thomas Lake (Army) vs. Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-4, 5-4, DNF
3. Vishnu Bodavula (Army) def. Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-4
4. Samuel Eden (Army) def. Jackson Morash (Lehigh) 7-6, 6-0
5. Samuel Haikal (Army) def. Jordan Paul (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jake Huarte (Army) def. Michael Bukhalo (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, 4
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The loss drops Lehigh to 2-2 in the league and 9-8 overall, while Army is now 5-0 in the league and 17-10 overall.
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Army West Point claimed the victory at No. 1 doubles before Lehigh won the bottom two flights to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Senior Michael Bukhalo and sophomore Sean Jaeger won 6-4 over Jake Huarte and Nathan Jose at No. 3 and then sophomore Marc Blekhman and senior Matt Kleiman won the deciding match at No. 2 7-5 over Samuel Eden and Vishnu Bodavula.
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The Black Knights tied the match at 1-1 as Huarte topped Bukhalo in straight sets at No. 6 and then earned three more victories to clinch the match. Eden clinched for Army at No. 4 with a 7-6, 6-0 win over first-year Jackson Morash.
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Kleiman was up a set on AJ Woodman at No. 1 singles when the match ended.
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Lehigh will be back in action at West Point on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks square off against Boston University at 12 p.m.
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Army West Point 4, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Woodman/Lake (Army) def. Paul/Learner (Lehigh) 6-2
2. Blekhman/Kleiman (Lehigh) def. Eden/Bodavula (Army) 7-5
3. Bukhalo/Jaeger (Lehigh) def. Huarte/Jose (Army) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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Singles
1. Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) vs. AJ Woodman (Army) 7-5, 2-5, DNF
2. Thomas Lake (Army) vs. Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-4, 5-4, DNF
3. Vishnu Bodavula (Army) def. Jeremy Learner (Lehigh) 6-2, 6-4
4. Samuel Eden (Army) def. Jackson Morash (Lehigh) 7-6, 6-0
5. Samuel Haikal (Army) def. Jordan Paul (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jake Huarte (Army) def. Michael Bukhalo (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 3, 5, 4
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