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Bucknell Men's Tennis Opens Fall Season at Towson Invitational
9/13/2002 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Sept. 13, 2002
TOWSON, Md. - The Bucknell men's tennis team opened the 2002 fall season with competition at the Towson Invitational on Friday, September 13. The Bison played two matches in a one doubles-four singles format, dropping the first, 4-1, to Georgetown and coming out victorious against Loyola, 4-1.
Sophomore Nick Denefrio was Bucknell's lone dual winner on the day, defeating his Georgetown opponent, Eric Conrad, in three sets (2-6, 6-2, 6-3) at the second seed. He came out to beat Loyola's Dan Schiemel, 6-1, 6-2, in his second match of the day.
Against the Greyhounds, the doubles tandem of senior Todd Jacobs and sophomore Joe Menezes teamed up to defeat their Loyola opponents, 6-2, 6-1.
The Bison continue play on Saturday, September 14, against the host team, Towson, at 9:00 a.m.
Georgetown Results
Singles
1. Troy Crichlow (G) def. Leland Tien - 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (2).
2. Nick Denefrio (B) def. Eric Conrad - 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
3. Marc Lohser (G) def. Todd Jacobs - 6-3, 6-4.
4. Dennis Cravedi (G) def. Joe Menezes - 7-5, 6-4.
Doubles
1. Eric Bildman/Ryan Peisel (G) def. Asher Salam/Gerald DiChiara - 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.
Loyola Results
Singles
1. John McConnell (L) def. Tien - 3-6, 7-5 (15-13).
2. Denefrio (B) def. Dan Schiemel - 6-1, 6-2.
3. Salam (B) def. Nick Bowers - 6-0, 6-4.
4. DiChiara (B) def. Laramie - 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles
1. Jacobs/Menezes (B) def. Adam Wessinger/Horml - 6-2, 6-1.
