BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Men's Tennis made the quick trip to Lehigh for the first time this fall over the weekend, taking part in the Lehigh Invitational. The Raiders took on the likes of Fairfield, Villanova, and Lehigh.
Colgate had success over the two days of competition, defeating rivals Lehigh 7-5 overall.
Max Litton defeated Lehigh and Villanova's number ones, while
Ben Graham went 3-0 on the weekend.
"Our only guy to win all three of his singles matches was
Ben Graham and credit to
Max Litton for beating both Lehigh and Villanova's number ones," said Head Coach
Bobby Pennington.
DAY ONE
Singles Round One Vs. Lehigh
Max Litton won 8-5
Jack Selati lost 6-8
Mike Thomas lost 6-8
Aidan Lee lost 6-8
Ben Graham won 8-7
Tejas Gupta lost 3-8
Benito Vlassis won 8-4
Mikey Weitz won 8-5
Singles Round Two Vs. Villanova
Max Litton won 8-3
Jack Selati lost 5-8
Aidan Lee lost 2-8
Ben Graham won 8-5
Benito Vlassis lost 5-8
Mikey Weitz lost 3-8
Josh Israel lost 6-8
John Fazli lost 5-8
Doubles Round One Vs. Fairfield
Jack Selati /
Mike Thomas lost 2-6
Max Litton /
Aidan Lee won 6-1
Josh Israel /
Aidan Chung won 6-3
Dean Vlassis /
Mason Caldwell lost 7-6
DAY TWO
Singles Round Three Vs. Fairfield
Max Litton lost 6-8
Jack Selati won 8-6
Ben Graham won 8-4
Aidan Lee lost 4-8
Tejas Gupta won 8-4
Mikey Weitz won 8-5
Aidan Chung lost 7-8
John Fazli lost 2-8
Doubles Round Two Vs. Lehigh
Mike Thomas /
Jack Selati lost 3-6
Max Litton /
Aidan Lee won 7-6
Aidan Chung /
Josh Israel won 6-4
Mason Caldwell /
Dean Vlassis won 6-3
Doubles Round Three Vs. Villanova
Jack Selati /
Mike Thomas lost 4-6
Max Litton /
Aidan Lee lost 3-6
Josh Israel /
Aidan Chung lost 2-6
Dean Vlassis /
Mason Caldwell lost 2-6
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"Overall a very competitive weekend for the men against three very equal teams in Lehigh, Fairfield and Villanova.
"We split the eight singles matches with Lehigh and Fairfield and won three of four doubles against Lehigh. We battled Villanova as well throughout.
"We now turn our attention to ITA's held at Army this weekend, where we have five guys competing."
UP NEXT
The Raiders head to West Point, N.Y., for a full weekend of big time competition against the region's best. Matches kick off Friday, Oct. 7, and conclude Monday, Oct. 10.
