Saturday, March 25
Bethlehem, Pa.
10:00 AM
Lehigh University
vs
Navy
Lehigh Readies For Two League Matches This Weekend
3/24/2023 10:53:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women's tennis team is set for a pair of Patriot League matches this weekend as the Mountain Hawks will host Navy Saturday before visiting Colgate on Sunday. The Navy match is set for a 10 a.m. start Saturday inside the Lewis Tennis Center. Lehigh will then travel to central New York to play Colgate Sunday at 2 p.m. at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse.
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Lehigh has won its last two matches by 4-3 scores to improve to 4-5 on the season. Last Saturday the Mountain Hawks rallied in singles play to defeat Loyola 4-3. Trailing 3-1, Lehigh won the final three singles matches to capture their league opener. Junior Anushka Dania delivered the clinching win in a third set at No. 5 singles. Her sister Megha earned a win at No. 2 singles and earned honorable mention recognition from the Patriot League after going 2-0 in both singles and doubles action last week. Megha Dania had the clincher in a win over Quinnipiac over spring break.
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Megha Dania leads Lehigh with a 6-2 singles record, while sophomore Hamsa Javagal owns five singles wins at the top flight. The Dania sisters and the team of Javagal and first-year Bella Peters both own 4-4 doubles records.
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Navy opens its Patriot League schedule Saturday morning. The Midshipmen are 12-4 overall and are coming off a 3-0 spring break trip to Florida where they defeated UConn, South Dakota and Niagara.
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Last year, Navy defeated Lehigh twice including the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament.
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Colgate is 8-4 on the season and opened its league slate with a 4-0 win over Holy Cross last weekend. The Raiders will host Lafayette Friday night before Lehigh visits on Sunday.
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Sunday's match marks a return to Colgate for Lehigh head coach Olivia Leavitt, who served as an assistant coach for the Raiders' men's and women's teams over the last two seasons.
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Last year, Colgate edged Lehigh 4-3 in Bethlehem, snapping an eight-match Lehigh winning streak in the series.
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Following this weekend's action, Lehigh will head to Lafayette for the annual rivalry match April 2 at 9 a.m.
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Lehigh has won its last two matches by 4-3 scores to improve to 4-5 on the season. Last Saturday the Mountain Hawks rallied in singles play to defeat Loyola 4-3. Trailing 3-1, Lehigh won the final three singles matches to capture their league opener. Junior Anushka Dania delivered the clinching win in a third set at No. 5 singles. Her sister Megha earned a win at No. 2 singles and earned honorable mention recognition from the Patriot League after going 2-0 in both singles and doubles action last week. Megha Dania had the clincher in a win over Quinnipiac over spring break.
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Megha Dania leads Lehigh with a 6-2 singles record, while sophomore Hamsa Javagal owns five singles wins at the top flight. The Dania sisters and the team of Javagal and first-year Bella Peters both own 4-4 doubles records.
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Navy opens its Patriot League schedule Saturday morning. The Midshipmen are 12-4 overall and are coming off a 3-0 spring break trip to Florida where they defeated UConn, South Dakota and Niagara.
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Last year, Navy defeated Lehigh twice including the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament.
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Colgate is 8-4 on the season and opened its league slate with a 4-0 win over Holy Cross last weekend. The Raiders will host Lafayette Friday night before Lehigh visits on Sunday.
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Sunday's match marks a return to Colgate for Lehigh head coach Olivia Leavitt, who served as an assistant coach for the Raiders' men's and women's teams over the last two seasons.
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Last year, Colgate edged Lehigh 4-3 in Bethlehem, snapping an eight-match Lehigh winning streak in the series.
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Following this weekend's action, Lehigh will head to Lafayette for the annual rivalry match April 2 at 9 a.m.
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