
D-II No. 1 Barry Upends Bucknell in Men's Tennis, 8-1
3/11/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 11, 2009
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Bison men's tennis team dopped an 8-1 verdict to Barry University, the No. 1-ranked Division II team in the nation, on Wednesday afternoon at Buccaneer Tennis Center. Senior Daniel Bednarek (Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic) accounted for Bucknell's lone point with a straight-set win at No. 6 singles.
The match was played under the Division II nine-point scoring rules, and Barry (11-0) swept the three doubles matches and the top five singles matches, including a win from fourth-ranked Ales Svigelj at No. 1.
Bednarek was a 6-4, 6-1 winner over David Barragan at No. 6 for his fourth straight singles win.
The Bison (3-5) are back in action on March 21 against Villanova at home.
Singles:
1. #4 Ales Svigelj (Barry) def. Ryan Sandburg, 6-2, 6-3
2. #33 Emanuel Fraitzl (Barry) def. Anton Kovic, 6-1, 6-1
3. #25 Andrew Sharnov (Barry) def. Gregg Cohenca, 6-3, 6-2v 4. Roman Werschel (Barry) def. Mark Malloy, 6-2, 6-1
5. Sergio Velez (Barry) def. Jon Brenner, 6-0, 6-1
6. Daniel Bednarek (Bucknell) def. David Barragan, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles:
1. Sharnov/Velez (Barry) def. Sandburg/Kovic, 8-1
2. Fraitzl/Jakub Fejfar (Barry) def. Cohenca/Brenner, 8-2
3. Werschel/Marcello D'Armas (Barry) def. Bednarek/Malloy, 8-3