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Bison Men's Tennis Falls at Navy, 7-0
3/29/2003 7:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 29, 2003
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Bison men's tennis struggles continued as the squad dropped a 7-0 decision at Navy on Saturday, March 29. The team has lost six in a row, and 12 of 13 this spring.
No duo went down easily in doubles play, taking Navy to scores of 8-4, 8-5 and 8-6. The tandem of sophomore Joe Menezes and freshman Aaron Saperstein put up a fight at number three before losing 8-6 to Daniel Huynh and Matt Walton. Senior Todd Jacobs and freshman Asher Salam teamed up to face Davy Lee and Brandon Carter, falling 8-5 at number two, while sophomores Nick Denefrio and Gerald DiChiara lost 8-4 to Cameron Lickle and Chris McGrath.
In singles action, the Mids swept the Bison in straight sets at every flight. Denefrio won three games against Lee before dropping a 6-1, 6-2 decision at number one.
Salam nearly forced a third set at the third flight, taking four games from McGrath in the second set but eventually falling 6-0, 6-4.
Bucknell drops to 1-12 on the year and 0-2 in Patriot League play. The Orange and Blue take on American in conference action at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 30.
Singles
1. Davy Lee (N) def. Nick Denefrio - 6-1, 6-2.
2. Cameron Lickle (N) def. Todd Jacobs - 6-1, 6-0.
3. Chris McGrath (N) def. Asher Salam - 6-0, 6-4.
4. Brandon Carter (N) def. Joe Menezes - 6-0, 6-2.
5. Daniel Huynh (N) def. Gerald DiChiara - 6-2, 6-0.
6. Matt Walton (N) def. Aaron Saperstein - 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
1. Lickle/McGrath (N) def. Denefrio/DiChiara - 8-4.
2. Carter/Lee (N) def. Jacobs/Salam - 8-5.
3. Huynh/Walton (N) def. Menezes/Saperstein - 8-6.
