WEST POINT, N.Y. – No. 8 Holy Cross earned a 4-1 win over No. 9 Lafayette in the first round of the 2024 Patriot League Men’s Tennis Championship on Thursday at Army West Point’s Malek Tennis Center in West Point, N.Y. 
 
The Leopards captured the first point of the match with two victories in doubles action. On court one, Lafayette’s Arman Ganchi and Nick McKenzie claimed a 6-0 win over Holy Cross’ Jeremy Clark and Henry Winiecki. On court three, the Leopards’ Sam Gelber and Derrin Lerner battled to a back-and-forth 6(7)-7(9) victory over the Crusaders’ Camilo Illanes and Connor Nelson.

In singles play, Holy Cross’ Teddy Callery evened the score at 1-1 with a No. 4 victory over the Leopards’ Lerner (6-2, 6-3). Holy Cross increased its lead to 2-1 when Illanes bested William Woolley 6-2, 6-2 on court five. William Kelleher put the Crusader up 3-1 with a No. 1 win over Ganchi (6-3, 6-4).

Declan O’Flynn sealed the win for Holy Cross with a 6-3, 6-4 court-three win over Jake Magnusson.

The Crusaders will face top-seeded Boston University in the quarterfinals on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
 
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Results
DOUBLES (Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3)
1. Arman Ganchi/Nick McKenzie (LAF) def. Jeremy Clark/Henry Winiecki (HC), 6-0
2. William Kelleher/Declan O’Flynn (HC) def. William Woolley/Jake Magnusson (LAF), 6-2
3. Sam Gelber/Derrin Lerner (LAF) def/ Camilo Illanes/Connor Nelson (HC) 6(7)-7(9)

SINGLES (Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3)
1. William Kelleher (HC) def. Arman Ganchi (LAF), 6-3, 6-4
2. Connor Nelson (HC) vs. Nick McKenzie (LAF), DNF
3. Declan O’Flynn (HC) def. Jake Magnusson (LAF),6-3, 6-4
4. Teddy Callery (HC) def. Derrin Lerner (LAF), 6-2, 6-3
5. Camilo Illanes (HC) def. William Woolley (LAF), 6-2, 6-2
6. Alessandro Bizzarri (HC) vs. Sam Gelber (LAF), DNF

2024 Patriot League Men's Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 25 – First Round
No. 8 Holy Cross 4 vs. No. 9 Lafayette 1

Friday, April 26 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Boston U. vs. No. 8 Holy Cross 8:30 a.m.
No. 4 Army vs. No. 5 Lehigh, 10:15 a.m.
No. 3 Bucknell vs. No. 6 Colgate, 12:45 p.m.
No. 2 Navy vs. No. 7 Loyola, 3:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 27 – Semifinals
No. 1/8 vs. No. 4/5, 10 a.m.
No. 3/6 vs. No. 2/7, 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 28 – Championship
Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner, 11 a.m.
 
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