Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Lehigh University
Men's Tennis Cap Off Undefeated Weekend
April 11, 2021 | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point men's tennis team continued its undefeated run in the Patriot League, as the Black Knights took down Lehigh, 4-2 on Sunday at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
The win is the fifth straight overall for Army (7-1, 4-0), who impressed against a strong Mountain Hawk (3-2, 2-2) squad.
Army continued its exceptional doubles play to began the match. Diego Huttepain and Samuel Eden won 6-1 at No. 2, while Samuel Haikal and David Gorshein cruised to a 6-4 victory.
The momentum carried into singles action for the Black Knights. Samuel Eden made it 2-0 on the team score with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4.
After dropping No. 1, Huttepain finished strong at No. 2 with a 6-4, 7-5 victory to make it 3-1 Army.
Lehigh would take No. 5 to cut the deficit, but sophomore Thomas Lake would provide the clincher for the Black Knights with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win.
BOX SCORE
DOUBLES
Elliot/Wang (Lehigh) def. Woodman/Lake (Army), 6-2
Huttepain/Eden (Army) def. Fishkin/Edelchik (Lehigh), 6-1
Haikal/Gorshein (Army) def. Kleiman/Learner (Lehigh), 6-4
SINGLES
Elliot (Lehigh) def. Woodman (Army), 6-2, 6-2
Huttepain (Army) def. Wang (Lehigh), 6-4, 7-5
Lake (Army) def. Kleiman (Lehigh), 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Eden (Army) def. Learner (Lehigh), 6-3, 6-2
Edelchik (Lehigh) def. Huarte (Army), 7-5, 7-6
Gorshein (Army) vs. Paul (Lehigh), 5-7, 6-4, DNF
Order of Finish (4,1,2,5,3)
UP NEXT
Army will conclude the regular season next Saturday, April 17, when they host Service-Academy rival Navy at 1 p.m.
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