Army West Point Athletics
Friday, March 24
West Point, N.Y.
5:30 pm
Army West Point
vs
Loyola (Md.)
March 23, 2017 | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's tennis team is scheduled to host Holy Cross, Loyola, Lafayette and Bucknell this weekend to kick off Patriot League play.
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On Friday, Army will square off against Holy Cross at 1:30 p.m., before facing Loyola at 5:30 p.m. After a day of rest, the Cadets will take on Bucknell on Sunday at 9 a.m., followed by a match up with Lafayette at 3 p.m.
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The Black Knights enter the weekend with an overall record of 10-8.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Cadets fell to UC Santa Clara by a score of 6-1. Army's lone point of the match came from junior Michael Nguyen in the No. 1 flight of the singles where he tallied scores of 6-4 and 6-4.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS (1-7, 0-0 PL)
The Crusaders have been on a month break with their only spring competition coming on Feb. 25, in which they fell to Sacred Heart, 7-0.
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SCOUTING LOYOLA (3-3, 0-0 PL)
In their last outing, the Greyhounds dropped a 4-3 decision to Delawar. Loyola started the scoring by winning all three doubles matches by scores of 6-2. They also picked up a point at the No. 3 singles with a line of 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). The final point for Loyola came at the No. 4 singles flight where Tyler Blessing had a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
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SCOUTING BUCKNELL (5-13, 0-0 PL)Â
In a mid-week matchup against Mount St. Mary's the Bison collected a 4-3 victory. All of Bucknell's points came from singles matches. The scoring started with the Bison securing the first three flights from the No. 2 (6-2, 6-0) the No. 3 (6-1, 6-4) and the No. 4 positions (6-3, 6-1). Bucknell then secured the win with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 win at the No. 6 flight. Â
SCOUTING LAFAYETTE (5-6, 0-0 PL)
Lafayette is coming off of a two week break to start Patriot League play. In early March, they chalked up a 4-3 victory over Saint Peter's. The Leopards started the scoring by picking up the doubles points from their No. 2 and 3 flights. In singles, Lafayette captured a 6-2, 6-1 victory at the No.1 spot, a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win at the No. 4 flight and a 6-2, 6-1 sweep at the No. 5 slot.
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The Black Knights will take a break from league play as they host Binghamton and Quinnipiac on April 2.
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For more information on Army West Point men's tennis, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MTennis on Twitter.
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On Friday, Army will square off against Holy Cross at 1:30 p.m., before facing Loyola at 5:30 p.m. After a day of rest, the Cadets will take on Bucknell on Sunday at 9 a.m., followed by a match up with Lafayette at 3 p.m.
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The Black Knights enter the weekend with an overall record of 10-8.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Cadets fell to UC Santa Clara by a score of 6-1. Army's lone point of the match came from junior Michael Nguyen in the No. 1 flight of the singles where he tallied scores of 6-4 and 6-4.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS (1-7, 0-0 PL)
The Crusaders have been on a month break with their only spring competition coming on Feb. 25, in which they fell to Sacred Heart, 7-0.
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SCOUTING LOYOLA (3-3, 0-0 PL)
In their last outing, the Greyhounds dropped a 4-3 decision to Delawar. Loyola started the scoring by winning all three doubles matches by scores of 6-2. They also picked up a point at the No. 3 singles with a line of 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). The final point for Loyola came at the No. 4 singles flight where Tyler Blessing had a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
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SCOUTING BUCKNELL (5-13, 0-0 PL)Â
In a mid-week matchup against Mount St. Mary's the Bison collected a 4-3 victory. All of Bucknell's points came from singles matches. The scoring started with the Bison securing the first three flights from the No. 2 (6-2, 6-0) the No. 3 (6-1, 6-4) and the No. 4 positions (6-3, 6-1). Bucknell then secured the win with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 win at the No. 6 flight. Â
SCOUTING LAFAYETTE (5-6, 0-0 PL)
Lafayette is coming off of a two week break to start Patriot League play. In early March, they chalked up a 4-3 victory over Saint Peter's. The Leopards started the scoring by picking up the doubles points from their No. 2 and 3 flights. In singles, Lafayette captured a 6-2, 6-1 victory at the No.1 spot, a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win at the No. 4 flight and a 6-2, 6-1 sweep at the No. 5 slot.
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The Black Knights will take a break from league play as they host Binghamton and Quinnipiac on April 2.
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For more information on Army West Point men's tennis, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_MTennis on Twitter.
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