Men's Tennis | March 3, 2019
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Despite an early 1-0 lead following a win of the doubles point, the La Salle University men's tennis team dropped a narrow 4-3 decision at Lehigh on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Francesco Mowrey and freshman Nassim Fenjiro began the match with a 6-4 win at the top doubles spot, before the Mountain Hawks quickly evened the competition at 1-1 with a victory at No. 3.
- The point came down to sophomores Connor Merrill and Rogelio Gonzalez, who scratched and clawed their way to a 7-6 win to give the Explorers an early advantage.
- In singles, another sophomore -- Colin Lucius -- earned a second point for La Salle with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Lehigh's Sam Bencheghib.
- Gonzalez followed with another triumph at No. 3 (7-6, 6-2), extended the lead to 3-1 and putting the Explorers just one point away from the team win.
- Mowrey won the first set of his match at the top singles spot against sophomore Harry Wang, who was rated as the No. 63 recruit in the country coming out of high school.
- Wang responded with a 6-4 victory in the second set, and earned a tiebreaker win in the third to take the match and pull Lehigh to within 3-2.
- The Mountain Hawks rallied behind the momentum of the win at No. 1, earning straight-set wins at No. 4 and No. 5 to take the come-from-behind win.
UP NEXT
- The men's tennis team returns to action on Friday, March 8 with a road match at Hofstra.
La Salle at Lehigh
March 3, 2019 | Lewis Indoor Tennis Center | Bethlehem, Pa.
Doubles
1.
Francesco Mowrey/
Nassim Fenjiro (LA SALLE) def. Wang/ Elliot (LEHIGH), 6-4
2.
Connor Merrill/
Rogelio Gonzalez (LA SALLE) def. Born/Nakhjavan (LEHIGH), 7-6
3. Martin-Dyer/Edelchik (LEHIGH) def.
Colin Lucius/
Andrija Bozovic (LA SALLE), 6-3
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Wang (LEHIGH) def. Mowery (LA SALLE), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
2. Elliott (LEHIGH) def. Merrill (LA SALLE), 6-2, 6-1
3. Gonzalez (LA SALLE) def. Born (LEHIGH), 7-6, 6-2
4. Martin-Dyer (LEHIGH) def. Fenjiro (LA SALLE), 6-1, 6-1
5. Auteri (LEHIGH) def.
Patrick Pascual (LA SALLE), 6-1, 6-2
6. Lucius (LA SALLE) def. Bencheghib (LEHIGH), 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2,6,3,1,4,5
