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Bucknell Men's Tennis Downs NJIT, 6-1, in Home Opener
3/31/2007 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 31, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa - The Bucknell men's tennis squad stifled the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 6-1 in its home opener at the Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts. Junior Ira Reibeisen (Armonk, N.Y./Rye Country Day-Upper) posted two victories against the Highlanders as he increased his career wins total to 90.
Reibeisen teamed with junior Ben Young (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) to defeat Steve Erickson and Ramy Lawandy, 8-3, in No. 2 doubles and then took down Erickson in the No. 1 singles spot, 7-5, 6-2.
The Bison, now 5-9 (0-1 PL), swept NJIT in doubles play, collecting the first point of the match. The team of Jonathan Brenner (Manhasset, N.Y./Chaminade) and Ryan Sandburg (Orange, Calif./Canyon) collected their eighth win of the season after defeating Jonathan Lang and Cosmin Chiudea, 8-3, in the No. 1 spot, while sophomore Daniel Bednarek (Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic) paired with freshman Zach Hascoe (Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick) to beat Steve Arlt and Tim Weimen, 8-6, in the No. 3 spot.
In singles, Sandburg took down Lang in the No. 2 spot, 7-5, 6-2, while Hascoe dropped Arlt in a three-set tiebreaker, 6-2, 6-7, 10-6, in the No. 4 spot. Brenner overpowered Lawandy, 6-0, 6-1, in the No. 5 spot, while in the No. 6 spot, Bednarek defeated Weiman, 6-1, 6-0.
Bucknell will play Army in its Patriot League home opener on Sunday, April 1, at the Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts. The match is slated to start at 11 a.m.
Bucknell 6, NJIT 1.
Doubles
No. 1 - Brenner/Sandburg (B) def. Lang/Chiujdea, 8-3
No. 2 - Reibeisen/Young (B) def. Erickson/R. Lawandy, 8-2
No. 3 - Bednarek/Hascoe (B) def. Arlt/Weiman, 8-6
Singles
No. 1 - Ira Reibeisen (B) Steve Erickson, 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - Ryan Sandburg (B) def. Jonathan Lang, 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 - Cosmin Chiujdea (N) def. Ben Young, 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 - Zach Hascoe (B) def. Steve Arlt, 6-2, 6-7, 10-6
No. 5 - Jonathan Brenner (B) def. Ramy Lawandy, 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 - Daniel Bednarek (B) def. Tim Weiman, 6-1, 6-0
