Bucknell University
Colgate
Bucknell Men's Tennis Falls to Colgate 6-1
4/9/2005 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 9, 2005
HAMILTON, N.Y. - Freshman John Lashnits earned the only victory on Saturday as the Bison men's tennis team fell to Colgate, 6-1, in Patriot League action in Hamilton, N.Y. Bucknell drops to 5-11 on the season, 0-4 in Patriot League competition.
Lashnits defeated Colgate's Mickey Gallagher in a hard fought match at five singles. Lashnits won the first set 6-3, dropped the second 3-6, and won the match in a 10-4 super-tiebreaker. Senior Joe Menezes fell just short of getting a win, taking Marshall Wheeler to three sets, eventually losing, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, at six singles.
Patriot League play rolls on as the Bison will have a short layoff before taking on Lafayette tomorrow afternoon. The match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on the Bucknell Tennis Courts.
Results:
Doubles -
1 - Hagmann/Innes (Col) def. Reibeisen/Salam (B), 8-6
2 - Gallagher/Oman (Col) def. Denefrio/Menezes (B), 8-3
3 - Deck/Heims (Col) def. Lashnits/Young (B), 8-6
Singles -
1 - Hagmann (Col) def. Denefrio (B), 6-0, 6-1
2 - Heims (Col) def. Reibeisen (B), 6-4, 6-2
3 - Innes (Col) def. Salam (B), 7-5, 6-4
4 - Oman (Col) def. DiChiara (B), 6-2, 6-3
5 - Lashnits (B) def. Gallagher (Col), 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
6 - Wheeler (Col) def. Menezes (B), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
