Men's Tennis Defeats Lehigh, 4-3

Saturday, February 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

11 a.m.

Drexel University

Lehigh

2/19/2022 6:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel men's tennis team defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 4-3, on Saturday at the Drexel Tennis Bubble. With the win, Drexel improved its overall record to 5-1.

After Lehigh took the top-seeded match, Drexel won the second-seeded and third-seeded doubles matches to clinch the point for the Dragons. Sanil Jagtiani and Matvey Radionov paired up and defeated their opponents 6-4. Juan Manuel Sanchez and Djordje Janackovic downed their opponents, 6-3.

In singles play, Drexel dropped the third, fifth and sixth-seeded matches but won the top, second and fourth-seeded matches to win the dual against the Mountain Hawks. Jagtiani picked up the Dragons' first win in the No. 2 match, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Following Jagtiani was Alex De Sousa, who had to battle to capture a victory. The sophomore won the first set, 6-2, and dropped the second set, 6-3. The Canterbury, UK native dramatically defeated his opponent in the third and final set, with a 7-5 score.

Clinching the dual, in the fourth-seeded match, was Janackovic. The junior downed his opponent quickly in two sets, 6-1, 6-1.

The Dragons return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 23, when they travel to Penn. First serve at the Hecht and Hamlin Tennis Center is scheduled for 6 p.m.

DOUBLES
1 | Zack Elliot / Marc Blekhman def. Alex De Sousa / Xandy Hammitt, 6-2
2 | Sanil Jagtiani / Matvey Radionov def. Gary Fishkin / Steven Nazaroff, 6-4
3 | Juan Manuel Sanchez / Djordje Janackovic def. Jeremy Learner / Matt Kleiman, 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

SINGLES
1 | Alex De Sousa def. Zack Elliot, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
2 | Sanil Jagtiani def. Marc Blekhman, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
3 | Jeremy Learner def. Xandy Hammitt, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
4 | Djordje Janackovic def. Jordan Paul, 6-1, 6-1
5 | Matt Kleiman def. Matvey Radionov, 6-4, 4-6, 8-10
6 | Gary Fishkin def. Juan Manuel Sanchez, 6-2, 6-4

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5