BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lafayette men's tennis bested Holy Cross, 4-3, on Thursday afternoon to advance to the 2026 Patriot League Championship's quarterfinal round.
All matches in the tournament are being played at top-seeded Lehigh's Ulrich Varsity Tennis Courts. The Leopards will face the cross-town rival Mountain Hawks on Friday at 11 a.m. on the south bank.
Full match results from the First Round can be found below:
No. 9 Lafayette 4, No. 8 Holy Cross 3
Doubles
- Patrick Ling/Luke Prokopis def. Ricky Espaillat/Nick McKenzie, 6-4
- Teddy Callery/Matthew Carlson def. Jake Magnusson/Sam Gelber, 7-6(5)
- Derrin Lerner/Nikolas Martirossian def. Aayush Jhaveri/Will Donnelly, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
- Ricky Espaillat def. Ezequiel De La Plaza, 7-6(0), 6-2
- Derrin Lerner def. Matthew Carlson, 6-1, 7-5
- Nick McKenzie def. Teddy Callery, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
- Aayush Jhaveri def. John Dickens, 7-5, 6-3
- Patrick Ling def. Nikolas Martirossian, 6-2, 6-3
- Jake Magnusson def. Camilo Illanes, 6-0, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
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