BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Top-seeded Lehigh and No. 2 Navy clinched their spots in the 2026 Patriot League Men’s Tennis Championship match with semifinal wins Saturday.

Lehigh defeated defending champion No. 5 Bucknell, 4-2, clinching the doubles point at No. 2 as Alex Van Lumich and Sean Jaeger earned a 7-5 victory.

Bucknell cut the deficit to 3-2 with singles wins from Amar Tahirovic at No. 1, finishing his career with a program-record 113 singles victories, and Liam Kilmer at No. 4.

Ofer Hacohen sealed the match for Lehigh with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles, sending the Mountain Hawks to the championship match for the first time since 2013.

Navy advanced to the championship for the 14th consecutive season with a 4-0 victory over No. 3 Army West Point.

The Midshipmen secured the doubles point with 6-1 wins at No. 1 and No. 3, clinched by Jake Young and Lachlan Buckingham. Navy carried the momentum into singles, earning three victories, including Tommy Kim’s 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 and Herrick Legaspi’s 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 1. Charlie Spencer clinched the match with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 victory.

No. 1 Lehigh and No. 2 Navy will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ulrich Tennis Courts for the 2026 Patriot League Men’s Tennis Championship.
 
LEHIGH 4, BUCKNELL 2
DOUBLES (in order of finish): 2, 1
1. Sean Jaeger/Alex Van Lumich (LEH) def. Adamantios Stavrakas/Amar Tahirovic (BUCK) 6-4
2. Henry Stoller/Wyeth Anzilotti (LEH) def. Oscar Bain/Brendan McDonald (BUCK) 6-3
3. Kosei Ogata/Rafael Gracie (LEH) vs. William Robinson/Nelson Alapi (BUCK) 4-5, ABD

SINGLES (in order of finish): 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
1. Amar Tahirovic (BUCK) def. Sean Jaeger (LEH) 6-4, 6-2
2. Alex Van Lumich (LEH) def. Adamantios Stavrakas (BUCK) 7-6(2), 6-0
3. Aleksandar Daskalovic (LEH) def. Oscar Bain (BUCK) 6-0, 6-2
4. Liam Kilmer (BUCK) def. Kosei Ogata (LEH) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ofer Hacohen (LEH) def. Brendan McDonald (BUCK) 6-4, 6-4
6. Henry Stoller (LEH) vs. William Robinson (BUCK) 2-6, 4-5, ABD

NAVY 4, ARMY WEST POINT 0
DOUBLES (in line order): 1, 3
1. Herrick Legaspi/Charlie Spencer (NAVY) def. Daniel Choi/Jack Hanna (ARMY) 6-1
2. Aniketh Ayinala/Tommy Kim (NAVY) vs. Jimin Jung/Alan Ton (ARMY) 2-5, ABD
3. Lachlan Buckingham/Jake Young (NAVY) def. Tucker Culpepper/Marcus Sebastain (ARMY) 6-1

SINGLES (in line order): 4, 1, 3
1. Herrick Legaspi (NAVY) def. Jackson Armistead (ARMY) 7-5, 6-2
2. Aniketh Ayinala (NAVY) vs. Jimin Jung (ARMY) 7-6(0), 4-6, 2-0, ABD
3. Charlie Spencer (NAVY) def. Alan Ton (ARMY) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
4. Tommy Kim (NAVY) def. Matias Feoli (ARMY) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jeffrey Etterbeek (NAVY) vs. Jack Hanna (ARMY) 2-3, ABD
6. Steve Nguyen (NAVY) vs. Tucker Culpepper (ARMY) 2-2, ABD

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2026 Patriot League Men’s Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, April 23 – First Round 
M1: No. 8 Holy Cross 3 vs. No. 9 Lafayette 4

Friday, April 24 – Quarterfinals 
M2: No. 1 Lehigh 4, No. 9 Lafayette 0
M3: No. 4 Boston University 1 vs. No. 5 Bucknell 4
M4: No. 3 Army West Point 4 vs. No. 6 Loyola Maryland 0
M5: No. 2 Navy 4 vs. No. 7 Colgate 0

Saturday, April 25 – Semifinals 
M6: No. 1 Lehigh 4 vs. No. 5 Bucknell 2
M7: No. 2 Navy 4 vs. No. 3 Army West Point 0

Sunday, April 26 – Championship Match
M8: No. 1 Lehigh vs. No. 2 Navy | 2 p.m.

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