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Men’s Tennis Defeats Navy, Wins Patriot League Title

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A remarkably close contest for the Army West Point men's tennis team against Navy fittingly came down to a third set tiebreaker in the fifth singles flight on Sunday in the Patriot League Championship. The Black Knights avenged a loss to the Midshipmen from eight days ago as junior Kyle Barnes won 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4) in the decisive match to claim a 4-3 win and the program's seventh league title.

"It was an exciting match," said Army head coach Jim Poling. "It's always fun to play and compete against Navy.