Lehigh junior Andrew Krentz has been named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men’s tennis, it was announced on Wednesday. Krentz becomes Lehigh’s first Patriot League Scholar-Athlete in men’s tennis since 2004. He also is one of six student-athletes to be named to the Academic All-Patriot League team, an honor he has earned for the second straight year.
The Lehigh men’s tennis team had three student-athletes named to the All-Patriot League teams announced Tuesday. Sophomore Mark Goldberg and freshman Ben Gilman earned first team honors, while freshman Mitchell Petersen was named to the second team for the Mountain Hawks, who finished the season at 13-8 overall.
The Lehigh men’s tennis team fell short of a second straight Patriot League finals appearance as the second seeded Mountain Hawks fell 4-0 to No. 3 seed Army Saturday at Navy’s Tose Family Tennis Center. The defending tournament champion Black Knights won the race to four points by capturing two doubles matches and three singles matches.
The No. 2 seed Lehigh men’s tennis team (13-7) advanced to the Patriot League Semifinals Friday thanks to a 4-0 win over No. 7 seed Holy Cross (1-6). The Mountain Hawks swept the doubles point before winning at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles for the sweep of the Crusaders. Lehigh will take the court again Saturday, facing No. 3 Army at 2 p.m.
In its final regular season match, Lehigh received a tough challenge from rival Lafayette but freshman Ben Gilman’s third set triumph at No. 2 singles propelled the Mountain Hawks to a 4-3 win over the Leopards Wednesday on the Sullivan Courts. Lafayette won two of three doubles matches but Lehigh responded, taking four of six singles matches to defeat its rival for the fourth straight season.