Drexel University Athletics
Saturday, March 1
Bethlehem, PA
11:00am
Drexel University
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Lehigh
Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos
Men's Tennis Cruises Past Lehigh, 7-0
3/1/2025 3:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Drexel men's tennis picked up a road victory on Saturday with a convincing 7-0 win at Lehigh at the Lewis Indoor Tennis Center. The Dragons won four of their singles matches in straight sets as they won for the second straight outing. Drexel is now 5-2 this season, while the Mountain Hawks are now 4-3.
Drexel opened by winning two of the three doubles matches to take the first point. The teams of Hussein El Tawil and Will Burridge picked up a 6-3 win, while Antonio Franquis and Josue Guzman won their contest, 6-4
On the singles side, graduate student Alex De Sousa was impressive well in picking up the victory in first singles. He defeated Lehigh's Jose Murariu in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2. Senior Hussein El Tawil and graduate student Roman Lafond also won convincingly at second and fourth singles, respectively. Will Burridge won his match in a tie-breaker as did Tiago Lima.
The Dragons are off until next Friday, March 7, when they visit the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis for a 1 p.m. match.
Double Results
Marc Belkhman/Sean Jaeger (LU) def. Alex De Sousa/Roman Lafond, 6-4
Will Burridge/Hussein El Tawil (D) def. Rafael Gracia/Ofer Hachohen, 6-3
Antonio Franquis/Josue Guzman (D) def. Jose Murariu/Luke Donovan, 6-4
Singles Results
Alex De Sousa (D) defeated Jose Murariu, 6-3, 6-2
Will Burridge (D) defeated Marc Blekhman, 1-6, 7-0, 12-10
Hussein El Tawil (D) defeated Sean Jaeger, 6-1, 6-3
Roman Lafond (D) defeated Jackson Morash, 6-2, 6-1
Josue Guzman (D) defeated Benedict Horn-Bourque, 6-2, 6-1
Tiago Lima (D) defeated Wyeth Anzilotti, 6-14, 5-7, 10-6
Drexel opened by winning two of the three doubles matches to take the first point. The teams of Hussein El Tawil and Will Burridge picked up a 6-3 win, while Antonio Franquis and Josue Guzman won their contest, 6-4
On the singles side, graduate student Alex De Sousa was impressive well in picking up the victory in first singles. He defeated Lehigh's Jose Murariu in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2. Senior Hussein El Tawil and graduate student Roman Lafond also won convincingly at second and fourth singles, respectively. Will Burridge won his match in a tie-breaker as did Tiago Lima.
The Dragons are off until next Friday, March 7, when they visit the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis for a 1 p.m. match.
Double Results
Marc Belkhman/Sean Jaeger (LU) def. Alex De Sousa/Roman Lafond, 6-4
Will Burridge/Hussein El Tawil (D) def. Rafael Gracia/Ofer Hachohen, 6-3
Antonio Franquis/Josue Guzman (D) def. Jose Murariu/Luke Donovan, 6-4
Singles Results
Alex De Sousa (D) defeated Jose Murariu, 6-3, 6-2
Will Burridge (D) defeated Marc Blekhman, 1-6, 7-0, 12-10
Hussein El Tawil (D) defeated Sean Jaeger, 6-1, 6-3
Roman Lafond (D) defeated Jackson Morash, 6-2, 6-1
Josue Guzman (D) defeated Benedict Horn-Bourque, 6-2, 6-1
Tiago Lima (D) defeated Wyeth Anzilotti, 6-14, 5-7, 10-6
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Jose Murariu / 0 [LU]
32
#2 Singles Match
123
1712
Marc Belkhman / 0 [LU]
6010
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Sean Jaeger / 0 [LU]
13
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Jackson Morash / 0 [LU]
21
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Benedict Horn Bourqu / 0 [LU]
21
#6 Singles Match
123
651
Wyeth Anzilotti / 0 [LU]
170
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