Army West Point Athletics
Men's Tennis Remain Undefeated in Conference
April 07, 2019 | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point men's tennis team extended its win streak to seven Sunday at the Malek Tennis Center, as the Black Knights took down Lehigh, 4-2.
After dropping the early doubles point, Army (12-12, 6-0) put its foot on the gas heading into singles play.
Myles Conlin evened the score at one with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1. Lehigh (10-7, 3-2) would get its second point with a win at No. 6.
The Black Knights would reel off the next three points with a trio of three-set thrillers. Senior David Mitchell would provide the clincher with his win at No. 3.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Myles Conlin continues to play well at the No. 1 position, picking up his ninth win.
- Freshman Diego Huttepain also picked up his ninth win this spring.
- Fellow plebe Nikita Larichev moved to 7-6 this season in singles play.
BOX SCORE
Singles
Myles Conlin (Army) def. Harry Wang (Lehigh), 6-1, 6-1
Diego Huttepain (Army) def. Zack Elliot (Lehigh), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
David Mitchell (Army) def. Jack Martin-Dyer (Lehigh), 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
Nikita Larichev (Army) def. Bryant Burn (Lehigh), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
David Gorshein (Army) vs. Jacob Edelchik (Lehigh), uf
Gary Fishkin (Lehigh) def. Grant Patterson (Army), 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish (1,6,4,2,3)
Doubles
Wang/Elliot (Lehigh) def. Conlin/Larichev (Army), 6-4
Auteri/Martin-Dyer (Lehigh) def. Mitchell/Gorshein (Army), 6-4
Quiros/Huttepain (Army) vs. Cooper/Edelchik (Lehigh), uf
Order of finish (1,2)
UP NEXT
Army will host rival Navy on Saturday, April 13 in a 1 p.m. start time.
