Bucknell University
Army*
Bucknell Men's Tennis Falls To Army, 5-2
4/1/2007 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 1, 2007
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - On Sunday, the Bucknell men's tennis team lost its Patriot League home opener to Army, 5-2 at the West Branch Tennis Courts. The Bison fell to 5-10 (0-2 PL) on the season, while the Black Knights improve to 8-9 (4-0 PL).
Army posted the first point of the afternoon claiming two out of three doubles matches. The team of sophomore Daniel Bednarek (Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic) and freshman Zach Hascoe (Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick) picked up the lone Bucknell victory in doubles defeating Johnny Lucero and Charles Mullenger, 8-4 in the No. 3 spot.
Sophomores Jonathan Brenner (Manhassett, N.Y./Chaminade) and Ryan Sandburg (Orange, Calif./Canyon) fell to John Houghton and Phil Muhawi, 8-6, while the team of juniors Ira Reibeisen (Armonk, N.Y./Rye Country Day-Upper) and Ben Young (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) lost to Michael Good and Eddie Kang in the No. 2 spot, 8-4.
Reibeisen earned a No. 1 singles victory in a tough two-set match against Houghton, 7-6(7-5), 7-5, to tie the score up at 1-1. Sandburg fell short to Muhawi, 7-6(11-9), 6-4, in the No. 2 spot, while Hascoe suffered a close defeat to Good, 7-6(7-2), 6-2, in the No. 3 spot, to put Army up 3-1. Brenner took down Mullenger in the No. 5 spot, 7-6(7-0), 6-2, but the Black Knights clinched the win after Kang defeated Young, 6-0, 6-1, in the No. 4 spot.
Orange and Blue will host Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday, April 3, at the Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts beginning at 4 p.m.
Army 5, Bucknell 2.
Doubles
No. 1 - J. Houghton/Muhawi (A) def. Brenner/Sandburg, 8-6
No. 2 - Good/Kang (A) def. Reibeisen/Young, 8-4
No. 3 - Bednarek/Hascoe (B) def. Lucero/Mullenger, 8-4
Singles
No. 1 - Ira Reibeisen (B) John Houghton, 7-6(7-5), 7-5
No. 2 - Phil Muhawi (A) def. Ryan Sandburg, 7-6(11-9), 6-4
No. 3 - Michael Good (A) def. Zach Hascoe, 7-6(7-2), 6-2
No. 4 - Eddie Kang (A) def. Ben Young, 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Jonathan Brenner (B) def. Charles Mullenger, 7-6(7-0), 6-2
No. 6 - Brumo Lucivero (A) def. Daniel Bednarek, 6-4, 7-5
