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Bucknell Men's Tennis Falls to No. 1 Navy, 4-0, in Patriot League Semifinal
4/22/2007 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 22, 2007
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - On Sunday, the Bucknell men's tennis team fell to No. 1 Navy, 4-0, in the semifinals of the 2007 Patriot League Tennis Tournament. Bucknell fell to 10-13, while the Midshipmen improved to 14-10 on the season and will face either Colgate or Army in Monday's championship match.
In doubles, Navy collected two out of three matches to gain the early 1-0 lead over the Bison. Freshman Zach Hascoe (Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick) and sophomore Daniel Bednarek (Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic) fell to Ramsey Lemaich and Alex James in the No. 3 spot, 8-2, while the junior team of Ira Reibeisen (Armonk, N.Y./Rye Country Day-Upper) and Ben Young (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) lost a No. 2 doubles match to Adrian Lai and Jason Hill, 8-4.
Reibeisen fell to Nelms in the No. 1 spot, 6-1, 6-1, as the Midshipmen took a 2-0 lead. James dropped Young in the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-1, to gain a three-point advantage for the Mids. Lemaich clinched the Navy victory in the No. 6 spot after defeating Bednarek, 6-4, 6-2.
The Bison will play their final regular season match on Tuesday, Apr. 24, in Newark, Del., against Delaware.
No. 1 Navy 4, No. 4 Bucknell 0
Doubles
1. Nelms/Waters (N) vs. Sanburg/Brenner, 5-6, DNF
2. Lai/Jason Hill (N) def. Reibeisen/Young, 8-4
3. Lemaich/James (N) def. Hascoe/Bednarek, 8-2
Singles
1. Nate Nelms (N) def. Ira Reibeisen, 6-1, 6-1
2. John Waters (N) vs. Ryan Sandburg, 0-6, 3-2, DNF
3. Adrian Lai (N) vs. Zach Hascoe, 6-4, 2-0, DNF
4. Stanley Kahl (N) vs. Jonathan Brenner, 6-3, 5-2, DNF
5. Alex James (N) def. Ben Young, 6-2, 6-1
6. Ramsey Lemaich (N) def. Daniel Bednarek, 6-4, 6-2
