LEWISBURG, Pa. — All four top seeds—Navy, Bucknell, Lehigh and Army West Point—advanced to the semifinal round of the 2025 Patriot League Men’s Tennis Championship with quarterfinal victories Friday at Bucknell’s Varsity Tennis Courts.
No. 1 Navy 4, No. 9 Boston University 0
The Midshipmen posted a dominant 4-0 sweep over Boston University, earning the doubles point as Luke Garner and Jake Young recorded a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles.
Navy added singles victories at No. 2 and No. 5, while the Terriers were forced to forfeit the No. 6 singles match due to roster limitations.
No. 4 Army West Point 4, No. 5 Colgate 2
In a competitive match, Army West Point edged Colgate, 4-2. With doubles tied at 1-1, Alan Ton and Vishnu Bodavula secured the point for the Black Knights with a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
Colgate took the early lead with singles wins at No. 6 and No. 3, but Army West Point responded with victories at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4. Ton clinched the match with a 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
No. 3 Lehigh 4, No. 6 Holy Cross 0
Lehigh cruised past Holy Cross with a 4-0 sweep, securing the doubles point and winning three straight singles matches. Ofer Hacohen clinched the victory for the Mountain Hawks with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
No. 2 Bucknell 4, No. 7 Lafayette 0
Bucknell earned a 4-0 win over Lafayette, starting with a strong doubles performance by Brendan McDonald and Amar Tahirovic, who won 6-3 at No. 1. The Bison closed out the match with three straight singles wins, capped by McDonald’s 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 5.
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Navy 4, Boston University 0
DOUBLES (in order of finish): 3, 1
1. Luke Garner/Jake Young (NAVY) def. Gabe Brown/Jonah Dickson (BU) 6-0
2. Herrick Legaspi/Charlie Spencer (NAVY) vs. Jaydon Barki/Cole Knutsen (BU) 4-1 UNF
3. Anuket Ayinala/Jason Kim (NAVY) win due to forfeit
SINGLES (in order of finish):
6, 5, 2
1. Herrick Legaspi (NAVY) vs. Gabe Brown (BU) 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 UNF
2.
Nathan Nguyen (NAVY) def. Cole Knutsen (BU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Luke Garner (NAVY) vs Jonah Dickson (BU) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 0-0 UNF
4. Jake Young (NAVY) vs. Ege Topkoc (BU) 6-2, 4-0 UNF
5.
Jeffery Etterbeek (NAVY) def. Jaydon Barki (BU) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Aniketh Ayinala (NAVY) win due to forfeit
Army West Point 4, Colgate 2
DOUBLES (In order of finish: 1, 2, 3)
1. Benito Vlassis/ Josh Israel (COL) def. Jack Hanna/Marcus Sebastin (AWP) 6-1
2. Jackson Armistead/Daniel Choi (AWP) def. Aidan Chung/ Tim Viding (COL) 6-2
3. Alan Ton/ Vishnu Bodavula (AWP) def. Jerome Falcon/ Parker McGowan (COL) 7-5
SINGLES (In order of finish: 6, 3, 5, 1, 2)
1. Jackson Armistead (AWP) def. Benito Vlassis (COL) 6-3, 6-1
2. Alan Ton (AWP) def. Seth Lochlan (COL) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
3. Aidan Lee (COL) def. Vishnu Bodavula (AWP) 6-3, 6-2
4. Jack Hanna (AWP) vs. Josh Israel (COL) 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 UNF
5. Matias Feoli (AWP) def. Benjamin Graham (COL) 6-2, 6-4
6. Jerome Falcon (COL) def. Davis McDonald (AWP) 6-1, 6-2
Lehigh 4, Holy Cross 0
DOUBLES (In order of finish 2, 1)
1. Marc Blekhman/Sean Jaeger (LEH) def. Jeremy Clark/Ezequiel De La Plaza (HC) 7-5
2. Jose Murariu/Luke Donovan (LEH) def. Matthew Carlson/Patrick Ling (HC) 6-2
3. Teddy Callery Alessandro Bizzarri (HC) vs. Ofer Hacohen/Rafael Gracie (LEH) 6-5 UNF
SINGLES (in order of finish: 3, 6, 4)
1. Jose Murariu (LEH) vs. Ezequiel De La Plaza (HC) 6-0, 4-6, 5-3 UNF
2. Marc Blekhman (LEH) vs Matthew Carlson (HC) 6-3, 6-6 UNF
3. Sean Jaeger (LEH) def. Camilo Illanes (HC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Ofer Hacohen (LEH) def. Teddy Callery (HC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
5. Jackson Morash (LEH) vs. Patrick Ling (HC) 7-5, 5-5 UNF
6. Benedict Horn-Bourque (LEH) def. Alessandro Bizzarri (HC) 7-5, 6-2
Bucknell 4, Lafayette 0
DOUBLES (in order of finish: 3, 1)
1.
Brendan McDonald/Amar Tahirovic (BUCK) def. Arman Ganchi/Nicolas McKenzie (LAF) 6-4
2. Adam Stavrakas/ Oscar Bain (BUCK) vs. Sam Gelber/Jake Magnusson (LAF) 5-4 UNF
3.
Liam Kilmer/ William Robinson (BUCK) def. William Woolley/ Tyler Mahaffey (LAF) 6-1
SINGLES (in order of finish: 1, 2, 5)
1.
Amar Tahirovic (BUCK) def. Arman Ganchi (LAF) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Adam Stavrakas (BUCK) def. Nicholas McKenzie (LAF) 6-0, 6-0
3. Liam Kilmer (BUCK) vs. Darrin Lerner (LAF) 5-5 UNF
4. Oscar Bain (BUCK) vs. Jake Magnusson (LAF) 6-0, 4-3 UNF
5.
Brendan McDonald (BUCK) def. Tyler Mahaffey (LAF) 6-2, 6-1
6. William Robinson (BUCK) vs. John Studdiford (LAF) 6-6 UNF
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