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October 14,  2001

Bethlehem, Pa. - The Raider men's tennis team won three individual titles at the Patriot League Men's Tennis Flighted Championship, Saturday and Sunday at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. 

Colgate earned the second singles title and the first and second doubles crowns.  Freshman Reed Hagmann (Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) took home the second singles title defeating Army's Kent Ball in two sets 6-1, 6-3.  Ball entered the championship as the top seed.  

Evan Paushter (Easton, Conn./Joel Barlow) and Eric Saccullo (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset)  teamed up to capture the first doubles titles, downing American University's Bence Hamori and Jonah Fliegelman 8-2 in the semifinals and then edging Navy duo Artie Peller and Davy Lee, 8-6.  

Andrew Davis (Brattleboro,Vt./Vermont Academy) and Jon Bedard (Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan) netted the second doubles title narrowly defeating Navy's Chris McGrath and Jim Shaughnessy, 9-7.  

The Raider netmen will return to the courts when they travel to Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. to compete in the Regionals Saturday through Tuesday, October 25-29.

Singles

Flight 1

First Round

Arnaldo Albornaz (Army) def. Evan Paushter (Colgate), 6-3, 6-2

Flight 2

First Round

Reed Hagman (Colgate) def. Tushar Garg (American), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

Semi-finals

Hagmann (Colgate) def. H’Cone Thompson (Lafayette), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

Championship

Hagmann (Colgate) def. Kent Ball (Army), 6-1, 6-3

Flight 3

First Round

Eric Saccullo (Colgate), bye

Semi-finals

Josh Procacci (American) def. Saccullo (Colgate), 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

Flight 4

First Round

Andrew Davis (Colgate) def. Dan Seward (Lafayette), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

Semi-finals

Ryan Osgood (Navy) def.  Davis (Colgate), 6-0, 6-3

Flight 5

First Round

Andrew Shapiro (Lehigh) def. Evan Ambrose (Colgate), 6-7, 6-2, 6-2

Consolation

Ambrose (Colgate) def. Leland Tien (Bucknell), 6-2, 6-4

Flight 6

First Round

Sebastian Salas (Army) def. Zander Lowe (Colgate), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

Flight 1

First Round

Paushter/Sacullo (Colgate), bye

Semi-finals

Paushter/Sacullo (Colgate) def. Hamori/Fliegelman (American), 8-2

Championships

Paushter/Sacullo (Colgate) def. Artie Peller/Davy Lee (Navy), 8-6

Flight 2

First Round

Andrew Davis/Jon Bedard (Colgate) def.  Samuels/Fuller (Lehigh), 8-4

Semifinals

Davis/Bedard (Colgate) def. Garg/Kulcsar (American), 8-6

Championships

Davis/Bedard (Colgate) def. Jim Shaughnessy/Chris McGrath (Navy), 9-7

Flight 3

First Round

Hagmann/Lowe (Colgate) def. Shapiro/Ditman (Lehigh), 8-4

Semifinals

Procacci/Tarralle (American) def. Hagmann/Lowe (Colgate), 8-6