Led by freshman Andrew Krentz, Lehigh placed five student-athletes on the Patriot League’s Men’s Tennis Academic Honor Roll, announced on Wednesday. A total of 37 men’s tennis student-athletes were honored, led by Nick Birger of Navy, who was voted the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men’s tennis in May.
The Lehigh men’s tennis team finished off their season by advancing to the Patriot League semifinals for the first time since 2000, before falling to No. 1 seeded Army, 4-1. The Mountain Hawks finished with a record of 10-12, with a 2-4 record against Patriot League opponents, and defeated Colgate 4-1 in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
Lehigh junior captain Troy List has been named the 2010 Patriot League’s Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, it was announced Tuesday as the league announced its All-League teams and major award winners. List earned All-Patriot League honors for the third time in his career and makes his second straight appearance on the All-League first team.
Lehigh’s run through the Patriot League tournament came to an end on Saturday as the Mountain Hawks fell to Army 4-1 in the tournament semifinals at Bucknell’s Varsity Tennis Courts. Junior Troy List accounted for Lehigh’s lone point with a win at No. 1 singles and he and partner Collin Laffey also won at first doubles, but Army won the doubles point and three singles matches...
For the first time since 2000 the Lehigh men’s tennis team has reached the Patriot League semifinals as the No. 5 seed Mountain Hawks knocked off No. 4 seed Colgate 4-1 Friday morning at Bucknell’s Varsity Tennis Courts. The Mountain Hawks dropped the doubles point but rallied to win four straight singles matches with junior Collin Laffey netting the clinching point with win at No. 2 singles.