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5 Lehigh (Patriot League Championships at Colgate)
Bucknell Bounces Lehigh From Patriot League Tourney
4/21/2001 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 21, 2001
HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Bucknell men's tennis team, seeded fourth in the Patriot League Tournament Championship, moved on to the second round with a 5-1 win over #5 Lehigh University on Saturday, April 21. The championship is being held on the campus of Colgate University on April 21-22.
The two teams competed in doubles action first with Lehigh taking the point. The Bucknell duo of seniors Jeff Gould (Coram, N.Y./Newfield) and Aaron Webster (Houston, Texas/Bishop Miege) were the only winners in doubles action, defeating their opponents at the second flight, 8-5.
In singles action, however, the Orange and Blue dominated by winning every match contested. Junior Alex Davydov (Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury) picked up a 6-3, 6-3 win at the first flight. Junior Scott Allen (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) was a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 winner at the second flight, while sophomore Todd Jacobs (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) defeated Ryan Cahn, 6-2, 7-5, at the third singles spot. At fourth singles, senior Hayes Hopple (Wilton, Conn./Saint Georges School) won 7-6, 6-2, before Webster rounded out the scoring with a 6-1, 6-2 win at the sixth flight. Junior Lee Scarborough (Wilmington, Del./A.I. Dupont) was winning, 6-1, 3-1, at the fifth flight but did not finish because the match had already been decided.
Bucknell improves to 9-6 overall and will face top-seeded Army in the quarterfinals later today.
Singles
No. 1 Alex Davydov (BU) def. Kenny Leung (LU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 Scott Allen (BU) def. Gary Drozdowski (LU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 Todd Jacobs (BU) def. Ryan Cahn (LU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 Hayes Hopple (BU) def. Craig Ditman (LU) 7-6, 6-2
No. 5 Lee Scarborough (BU) vs. Brad Wimmer (LU) 6-1, 3-1 DNF*
No. 6 Aaron Webster (BU) def. Dave Slobotkin (LU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 Drozdowski/Cahn (LU) def. Davydov/Jacobs (BU) 8-5
No. 2 Webster/Jeff Gould (BU) def. Leung/Slobotkin (LU) 8-5
No. 3 Wimmer/Ditman (LU) def. Allen/Scarborough (BU) 9-7
