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Bloomsburg Tournament
Bucknell Men's and Women's Tennis Teams Open Season at Bloomsburg Invitational
9/11/2004 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 11, 2004
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's and women's tennis teams opened up their 2004 fall season at the Bloomsburg Invitational Saturday. On the men's side, the Bison posted six victories in singles play and two more in doubles competition. The women claimed three doubles wins and 10 singles victories.
The men were led by Nick Denefrio and Ira Reibeisen who each posted one win in singles play and another in doubles. Denefrio defeated Villanova's Ricardo Baraldi 6-1, 6-0 and teamed with John Lashnits to upend Bloomsburg's pair of Mark Vellek and Kevin Wenck in doubles competition. Reibeisen posted a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Binghamton's Jon Bonnet in singles play after teaming with Gerald DiChiara for an 8-1 win in doubles over a duo from Bloomsburg.
On the women's side, the Bison claimed three of the four doubles matches played against host Bloomsburg. Ronnie Brown and Nada Curcic combined on an 8-3 win while Tanya Sichko and Rhea Gaskin posted an 8-5 victory. Chelsea Mills and Cartie Baffa won the Bison's final double match, 8-3.
In singles play, the women won 10 of 14 matches. Curcic, Sichko and Mills were all double winners.
Competition continued for both men and women at the Bloomsburg Invitational.
In men's action, Bucknell took all seven singles matches against Bloomsburg. The winners were Ira Reibeisen, Nick Denefrio, Asher Salam, Gerald Dichiava, Joe Menezes, Matt Pikus and John Lashnits. Garrett Neff and Gerald DiChiam also picked up a doubles win over Binghamton.
In women's competition, the Bison won five of eight matches against Bloomsburg. Picking up singles wins were Nada Aercic, Ronnie Brown, Tanya Sichko, Rhea Gaskin and Chelsea Mills.
The doubles teams of Veronica Brown and Nada Curcic and Chelsea Mills and Catie Baffa each picked up two wins over their Bloomsburg opponents. The team of Tanya Sichko and Rheanna Gaskin won one of two matches against teams from Bloomsburg.
Day One Results:
Doubles
Bloomsburg vs Bucknell
Men's
Brian Bogus/Dan Gal vs Asher Salam/Joe Menezes 8-1
Mark Vellek/Kevin Wenck vs Nick Denefrio/John Lashnits 5-8
Mark Farnsworth/Cory Smith vs Gerald DiChiara/Ira Reibeisen 1-8
Women's
Iida Hokkanen/Emily Pratt vs Ronnie Brown/Nada Curcic 3-8
Emily Murphy/Kim Harvey vs Tanya Sichko/Rhea Gaskin 5-8
Lindsey Wyckoff/Tori Cunningham vs Chelsea Mills/Cartie Baffa 3-8
Lauren Colfer/Tracy Nissenbaum vs Kelly Porter/Rene Clinton 8-6
Singles
Men's
Bucknell vs Binghamton
1. Nick Denefrio vs Dan Hanegby 2-6, 2-6
2. Gerald DiChiara vs Richemn Movrad 1-6, 3-6
3. Asher Salam vs Alex Dobrin 2-6, 4-6
4. Matt Pikus vs Brian O'Conner 3-6, 1-6
5. John Lashnits vs Faisal Muhammed 4-6,1-6
6. Joe Menezes vs Mark Piro 6-3, 3-6 (10-8)
7. Ira Reibison vs Jon Bonnet 6-2, 6-2
8. Garrett Neff vs Krishna Vullubhaneni 3-6, 2-6
Bucknell vs. Villanova
Asber Salam vs. Aaron Kusza 7-5, 6-1
Nick Denefrio vs. Ricardo Baraldi 6-1, 6-0
Joe Menezes vs. Dimitri Chimgorankis 4-6, 6-2, (9)
Gerald DiChiara vs. Jorge Rodriguez 6-4, 6-2
Matt Pikus vs. Scott Fahrendorf 7-6, 4-6, (7)
John Lashnits vs. Tony Soruco 7-5, 2-6, (9)
Garrett Neft vs. Sean Gallagher 6-4, 6-2
Brian Cohen vs. Diego Alvarado 1-6, 7-5 (7)
Ben Young vs. Charlie Farmer no scores available
Women's
Bucknell vs. Binghamton
Ronnie Brown vs. Zeynep Altinay 6-1, 6-2
Nada Curcic vs. Lya Kushnirovich 6-3, 6-2
Rhea Gaskin vs. Jelena Kopnivica 6-3, 6-1
Tanya Sichko vs. Alyssa Freeman 6-4, 6-4
Chelsea Mills vs. Jen Naegeli 7-6 (4), 6-2
Caitie Baffa vs. Vera Popova 6-1, 6-1
Kelly Porta vs. Lilian Santos 6-4, 6-2
Bucknell vs. Villanova
Nada Curcic vs. Candie Carlin 6-2, 7-5
Veronica Brown vs. Colleen Speaker 6-0, 6-0
Tanya Sichko vs. Leighhann Reilly 7-5, 1-6, (8)
Rheanna Gaskin vs. Courtney Fluzzani 6-4, 3-6, (7)
Chelsea Mills vs. Lindsey Puchyr 6-4, 6-4
Caitie Baffa vs. Katie Flezzar 6-3, 1-6, (6)
Reve Clinton vs. Morgan Flezzani 7-5, 6-4
Day Two Results:
Singles
Bloomsburg vs. Bucknell
Men
1. Brian Bogus vs. Ira Reibeisen 3-6, 3-6
2. Dan Gal vs. Nick Denefrio 4-6, 5-7
3. Mark Vellek vs. Asher Salam 3-6, 6-4, (8-10)
4. Kevin Wenck vs. Gerald Dichiava 4-6, 6-4 (2-10)
5. Mark Farnsworth vs. Joe Menezes 4-6, 3-6
6. Cory Smith vs. Matt Pikus 2-6, 3-6
7. Geoff Whitely vs. John Lashnits 0-6, 0-6
Women
Bloomsburg vs. Bucknell
1. Iida Hokkanen vs. Nada Aercic 4-6, 2-6
2. Kim Harvey vs. Ronnie Brown 1-6, 0-6
3. Lindsey Wyckoff vs. Tanya Sichko 2-6, 2-6
4. Emily Murphy vs. Rhea Gaskin 1-6, 0-6
5. Tori Cunningham vs. Chelsea Mills 1-6, 4-6
6. Lauren Colfer vs. Caitie Baffa 7-5, 3-6, (10-7)
7. Brande Hansteen vs. Rene Clinton 4-6, 3-6
8. Emily Pratt vs. Kelly Porter 6-0, 6-1
Men's Doubles
Bucknell vs. Binghamton
Nick Denefrio/Ira Reibeison vs. Dan Hunegby/Brian O'Connor 8-0
Asher Salam/John Lashmits vs. Richemn Maurad/Tony Piro 8-4
Joe Menezes/Matt Pikus vs. Faisal Muhammed/Alex Dobria 8-1
Garrett Neff/Gerald DiChiam vs. Krishna Vallabhansani 8-5
Women's Doubles
Bucknell vs. Binghamton
Veronica Brown/Nada Curcic vs. Lya Kushnrovich/Jelena Koprivici 8-3
Tanya Sichko/Rheanna Gaskin vs. Zeynep Altinay/Jenn Naegeli 8-4
Chelsea Mills/Caitie Baffa vs. Alyssa Freeman/Gajathri Balavondar 8-2
Kelly Porter/Rene Clinton vs. Lilian Santos/Vera Popova 9-8 (5)
Nada Curcic/Veronica Brown vs. Chandice Carlin/Leighann Reilly 8-4
Tanya Sichko/Rhea Gaskin vs. Courtney Flezzani/Colleen Speaker 8-4
Chelsea Mills/Catie Beffa vs. Taryn Cappellini/Lindsey Puchyr 8-6
Kelly Porter/Rene Clinton vs. Katie Fleszar/Morgan Flessani 8-2
