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Bucknell Men's Tennis Defeats Patriot League Rival Lafayette, 5-2
4/11/2002 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 11, 2002
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's tennis team won the doubles point and proceeded to win four of six singles matches on its way to a 5-2 win over visiting Lafayette in Patriot League action on Thursday, April 11.
Senior Scott Allen and junior Todd Jacobs got things started at No. 2 doubles with an 8-1 victory over Devin Murphy and Alex Karapetian. Freshmen Leland Tien and Joe Menezes teamed up to secure the doubles point for the Bison with an 8-2 win at No. 3 over Ryan Collins and John Zazzu.
The Leopards took the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches, but it was all Orange and Blue from there with the host team winning the final four singles bouts. Tien picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win over Collins at No. 3, while Menezes claimed a 6-2, 7-6 (2) match over Murphy at No. 4. Freshman Gerald DiChiara defeated Zazzu 6-2, 7-6 (5) at No. 5, and Jacobs rounded out the scoring with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Mike Levey at No. 6.
Bucknell improves to 11-4 overall and will be in action again on Saturday, April 13, when it hosts Colgate in the second of five straight home matches. The match is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.
Singles
1. Matt Coin (L) def. Nick Denefrio - 6-3, 6-3.
2. H'Cone Thompson (L) def. Alex Davydov - 6-3, 6-0.
3. Leland Tien (B) def. Ryan Collins - 6-2, 6-2.
4. Joe Menezes (B) def. Devin Murphy - 6-2, 7-6 (2).
5. Gerald DiChiara (B) def. John Zazzu - 6-3, 7-6 (5).
6. Todd Jacobs (B) def. Mike Levey - 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles (Best 2-of-3 for one team point)
1. Coin/Thompson (L) def. Denefrio/Davydov - 5-6 ret.
2. Jacobs/Scott Allen (B) def. Murphy/Alex Karapetian - 8-1.
3. Tien/Menezes (B) def. Collins/Zazzu - 8-2.
