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Bentley Falls to Division I Lehigh 7-0

Orlando, Fla. – Bentley men's tennis took on Division I Lehigh in the second match of its spring break trip on Monday, but the Falcons fell to a 7-0 defeat at the USTA National Campus.

The Mountain Hawks, who compete in the Patriot League, improved to 4-4 on the season. Bentley dropped to 4-5 with two matches remaining on its Florida swing.

Two of the singles matches went to three sets. Bentley's Jordan Soifer (Stamford, Conn./Stamford) took on Lehigh's Jacob Edelchik in the No. 2 match. Edelchik won the first set 6-3, but Soifer took the second set in a tiebreak, 7-6. Edelchik however pulled out the third set by a 10-7 score.

In the No. 4 match, Bentley's Alex Novins (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley) won the first set against Jeremy Learner 7-6. Learner though took the next two sets, 6-3 and 10-8.

The No. 1 doubles match went to a tiebreak as well. Bentley's Daniel Weitz (Roslyn, N.Y./Roslyn) and Connor Aulson (Groveland, Mass./Pentucket) pushed Lehigh's team of Harold Wang and Zack Elliot to a tiebreak, but fell 7-6 (8-6).

Bentley will be back in action on Tuesday when they take on St. Thomas Aquinas in Lakeland.

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Players Mentioned

Connor Aulson

Connor Aulson

5' 8"
Junior
Daniel Weitz

Daniel Weitz

5' 10"
Junior
Jordan Soifer

Jordan Soifer

5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Connor Aulson

Connor Aulson

5' 8"
Junior
Daniel Weitz

Daniel Weitz

5' 10"
Junior
Jordan Soifer

Jordan Soifer

5' 9"
Senior