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The field hockey team captured its second Patriot League title in 2024. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Lafayette athletics 2024-25 in review

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor May 9, 2025

Another year is in the books for Lafayette College athletics. As I prepare to sign off as sports editor, I want to take the time to reflect on the successes, championships and challenges the Leopards have...

Junior Alyssa Perdomo won her singles match against Holy Cross 6-0 6-2. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Women’s tennis ends middling season

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor May 2, 2025

The women’s tennis team swept Holy Cross 4-0 last Thursday in the opening round of the Patriot League Championships before falling to top-seeded Army 4-0 this past Friday, ending its season in the Patriot...

The women's tennis team fell in both of its home matches last weekend. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Tennis teams lose several key matches

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor April 25, 2025

The men’s and women’s tennis teams each suffered defeats this past weekend. The women’s regular season concluded with 4-0 and 6-1 home losses to Lehigh University and Bucknell University on Friday...

The men's tennis team will take on the Patriot League Championships this weekend. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Tennis teams drop series of matches

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor April 18, 2025

Despite some individual wins, the men’s and women’s tennis teams were unable to secure team victories over their opponents across a week's worth of play. The women fell to Villanova University last...

Sophomore Derrin Lerner clinched the match against Boston University, securing the program's first-ever win against the Terriers.

Men’s tennis drops 3 matches, secures 1st-ever win against BU

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer April 11, 2025

The men's tennis team took on a series of opponents this week, suffering losses to Villanova University, Bucknell University and Lehigh University, but picking up a 4-3 win over Boston University, marking...

The Leopards' lone point in Saturday's match was their first against Navy since 2018.

Men’s tennis falls to Navy in 1st outdoor match of spring season

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor April 4, 2025

The men's tennis team (1-3 Patriot League, 4-11 overall) started its match on Saturday against Navy (4-0 Patriot League, 16-13 overall) the right way: a few aces at second doubles and a backhand flick...

The softball team went on a 5-game winning streak over the break. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Catching up on everything we’ve missed over 2 weeks

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor April 4, 2025

It has been a few weeks since we’ve covered Lafayette athletics. Here’s everything you might have missed. Baseball The baseball team (3-5 Patriot League, 6-23 overall) went 2-7 in two weeks of...

Sophomore Derrin Lerner picked up the lone singles win for the men's team on Saturday against St. Thomas Aquinas College. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)

Tennis teams struggle in weekend matches

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor February 21, 2025

The men’s and women’s tennis teams each played a pair of meets this past weekend. The men suffered a 6-1 loss on Saturday to St. Thomas Aquinas College, while the women lost 7-0 against Vassar College....

The men's and women's tennis team return to action on Saturday against Coppin State. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)

Men’s and women’s tennis drop matches to NJIT

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer February 7, 2025

The men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in a dual match at the New Jersey Institute of Technology this past Saturday. The Highlanders swept both teams in their first match since October.  NJIT...

Freshmen Tyler and Aidan Mahaffey are looking to double up on the tennis team this year.

Double trouble

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor November 15, 2024

While Serena and Venus Williams may be the most iconic tennis doubles team, freshman twins Aidan and Tyler Mahaffey are looking to bring their own on-court chemistry to Lafayette College. The Mahaffeys...

Senior Arman Ganchi went 2-4 in his matches over the weekend. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s tennis competes at Lehigh Invitational

By Grace Sanborn and Benjamin White October 4, 2024

The men’s tennis team competed at the Lehigh Invitational in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, last weekend. They faced Lehigh University, Villanova University and Rider University in the two-day event. The...

The men's tennis team looks to bounce back from a rough outing this weekend at the Lehigh Invitational. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Men’s tennis defeated in dual matches against Monmouth, Rider

By Andreas Pelekis, News Editor September 27, 2024

The men’s tennis team competed in a doubleheader of dual matches on Wednesday, falling to Rider University 5-2 and Monmouth University 4-0.  The matches served as the Leopards' first dual matches...

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