Friday, April 18
Lewisburg, Pa.
1:30 PM
Lehigh University
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Holy Cross
Photo by: Bucknell University Athletics
Mountain Hawks Sweep Holy Cross 4-0, Advance To Patriot League Semifinals
4/18/2025 5:43:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Lehigh men's tennis kicked off its quest for a Patriot League championship on Friday afternoon from the campus of Bucknell University against the Holy Cross Crusaders in the quarterfinal round. The third-seeded Mountain Hawks bested the sixth-seeded Crusaders 4-0 to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Lehigh (13-9) and Holy Cross (8-11) were very competitive with one another during doubles play. After Luke Donovan and Jose Murariu claimed a 6-2 win at number two, number one and three singles were still locked into close competition. Marc Blekhman and Sean Jaeger pulled out a narrow 7-5 win at number one to clinch the doubles point while number three was left unfinished.
The Mountain Hawks struck first in singles play, as Jaeger defeated Camilo Illanes 6-0, 6-2 at number three. The next match to finish was at number six, where Benedict Horn-Bourque beat Holy Cross's Alessandro Bizzarri in two sets to put Lehigh ahead 3-0. Ofer Hacohen's two-set win at number four sealed the deal for Lehigh.
The Mountain Hawks will play the winner of No. 2 Bucknell and No. 7 Lafayette in the Patriot League championship semifinals on Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m.
Singles
Jose Murariu (Lehigh) vs. Ezequiel De La Plaza (HC) 6-0, 4-6, 5-3 DNF
Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) vs. Matthew Carlson (HC) 6-3, 6-6 DNF
Sean Jaeger (Lehigh) def. Camilo Illanes (HC) 6-0, 6-2
Ofer Hacohen (Lehigh) def. Teddy Callery (HC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Jackson Morash (Lehigh) vs. Patrick Ling (HC) 7-5, 5-5 DNF
Benedict Horn-Bourque (Lehigh) def. Alessandro Bizzarri (HC) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 4
Doubles
Blekhman/Jaeger (Lehigh) def. Clark/De La Plaza (HC) 7-5
Donovan/Murariu (Lehigh) def. Carlson/Ling (HC) 6-2
Gracie/Hacohen (Lehigh) vs. Bizzarri/Callery (HC) 6-5 DNF
Order of finish: 2, 1
Lehigh (13-9) and Holy Cross (8-11) were very competitive with one another during doubles play. After Luke Donovan and Jose Murariu claimed a 6-2 win at number two, number one and three singles were still locked into close competition. Marc Blekhman and Sean Jaeger pulled out a narrow 7-5 win at number one to clinch the doubles point while number three was left unfinished.
The Mountain Hawks struck first in singles play, as Jaeger defeated Camilo Illanes 6-0, 6-2 at number three. The next match to finish was at number six, where Benedict Horn-Bourque beat Holy Cross's Alessandro Bizzarri in two sets to put Lehigh ahead 3-0. Ofer Hacohen's two-set win at number four sealed the deal for Lehigh.
The Mountain Hawks will play the winner of No. 2 Bucknell and No. 7 Lafayette in the Patriot League championship semifinals on Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m.
Singles
Jose Murariu (Lehigh) vs. Ezequiel De La Plaza (HC) 6-0, 4-6, 5-3 DNF
Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) vs. Matthew Carlson (HC) 6-3, 6-6 DNF
Sean Jaeger (Lehigh) def. Camilo Illanes (HC) 6-0, 6-2
Ofer Hacohen (Lehigh) def. Teddy Callery (HC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Jackson Morash (Lehigh) vs. Patrick Ling (HC) 7-5, 5-5 DNF
Benedict Horn-Bourque (Lehigh) def. Alessandro Bizzarri (HC) 7-5, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 4
Doubles
Blekhman/Jaeger (Lehigh) def. Clark/De La Plaza (HC) 7-5
Donovan/Murariu (Lehigh) def. Carlson/Ling (HC) 6-2
Gracie/Hacohen (Lehigh) vs. Bizzarri/Callery (HC) 6-5 DNF
Order of finish: 2, 1
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