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Bucknell Men's Tennis Drops Home Finale to Binghamton, 7-0
4/18/2004 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 18, 2004
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's tennis team (8-11) lost its home finale of the 2004 season, 7-0 to Binghamton. The Bearcats (13-7) won every doubles and singles contest, spoiling the Bison's chance at a non-losing season after finishing 7-21 in 2003.
Dan Hanegby and Steve Spencer defeated Gerald DiChiara and Aaron Saperstein, 8-4 at first doubles, while Edwin Gerard and Brian O'Connor knocked off Nick Denefrio and Asher Salam, 8-5 on court two. Krishna Vallabhaneni and Rodrigo Valle defeated Matt Kutner and Matt Pikus, 9-7 on court three for the sweep.
Hanegby made it 2-0 on the day versus DiChiara with a 6-2, 6-1 singles win on court one, while Richemn Mourad defeated Denefrio, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 at second. O'Connor also went 2-0 versus Salam on Sunday, getting a singles win 6-2, 7-6(5) on court three. Spencer beat Menezes, 7-5, 7-5 at fourth, while Gerard beat Pikus, 7-5, 6-2 at fifth and Juan Garcia defeated Saperstein, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 at sixth.
The Bison will join the women's team on Wednesday at 4 p.m. to end both seasons at Bloomsburg.
DOUBLES:
1) Hanegby/Spencer (Bing.) def. DiChiara/Saperstein (Buck.),8-4
2) Gerard/O'Connor (Bing.) def. Denefrio/Salam (Buck.),8-5
3) Krishna Vallabhaneni/Rodrigo Valle (Bing.) def. Matt Kutner/Pikus (Buck.),9-7
SINGLES:
1) Dan Hanegby (Bing.) def. Gerald DiChiara (Buck.),6-2, 6-1
2) Richemn Mourad (Bing.) def. Nick Denefrio (Buck.),2-6, 6-1, 6-2
3) Brian O'Connor (Bing.) def. Asher Salam (Buck.),6-2, 7-6(5)
4) Steve Spencer (Bing.) def. Joe Menezes (Buck.),7-5, 7-5
5) Edwin Gerard (Bing.) def. Matt Pikus (Buck.),7-5, 6-2
6) Juan Garcia (Bing.) def. Aaron Saperstein (Buck.),6-0, 3-6, 6-2
Team Records: Binghamton 13-7. Bucknell 8-11.
