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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s tennis team grabbed its second win of the weekend, defeating Villanova 5-2 on Sunday. The Mountain Hawks improved to 6-5 on the season with their back-to-back wins.
Lehigh got off to a slow start during doubles play, with senior Zack Elliott and junior Steven Nazaroff grabbing the Mountain Hawks’ only win during doubles. At the No. 1 spot, the duo defeated Villanova’s Josh Robinson and Alex Kim 6-1.
The Mountain Hawks were able to find their rhythm during singles play, winning five of the six matches. First-year Marc Blekhman got Lehigh on the board during singles play. At the No. 2 spot, Blekhman defeated Villanova’s Kim 6-1, 6-2.
Junior Michael Bukhalo followed suit, securing a win in the fifth flight. Bukhalo defeated Anthony Procurate 6-1, 6-4. At the No. 6 spot, sophomore Jordan Paul grabbed his eighth win of the season, defeating Villanova’s Ryan Nguyen 6-2 in two sets.
Senior Zack Elliott secured the win for Lehigh at the No. 1 spot. Elliott secured his seventh win of the season against Josh Robinson, defeating him 6-3, 6-4. Fellow senior Gary Fishkin was the last Mountain Hawk to grab a win during singles play. Fishkin defeated Villanova’s Matthew Jones 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot.
Lehigh wants to compete in his second league match of the season next weekend. The Mountain Hawks will host Colgate on March 27 at 10 am
doubles
- Elliott / Nazaroff (Lehigh) def. Robinson v Kim (Villanova) 6-1
- Jones / Suarez (Villanova) def. Fishkin-Blekhman (Lehigh) 6-2
- Procurate / Fourticq (Villanova) def. Bukhalo v Donovan (Lehigh) 7-5
singles
- Zack Elliott (Lehigh) def. Josh Robinson (Villanova) 6-3, 6-4
- Marc Blekhman (Lehigh) def. Alex Kim (Villanova) 6-1, 6-2
- Trey Fourticq (Villanova) def. Matt Kleiman (Lehigh) 2-6, 7-6, 10-7
- Gary Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Matthew Jones (Villanova) 7-5, 6-4
- Michael Bukhalo (Lehigh) Anthony Procurate (Villanova) 6-1, 6-4
- Jordan Paul (Lehigh) def. Ryan Nguyen (Villanova) 6-2, 6-2
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