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Bucknell's Men's Tennis Slides By Lafayette 4-3
4/12/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 12, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's tennis program picked up a league win against Lafayette Sunday on the Fieldhouse Courts. The Bison won 4-3 to bring their record to 7-9 this spring and 2-3 in Patriot League competition.
Senior Ryan Sandburg (Orange, Calif./Canyon) and sophomore Mark Malloy (Bronxville, N.Y./Hackley School) led the Bison with a two-win days. Sandburg teamed with sophomore Anton Kovic (Montreal, Quebec/Milton Academy (Mass.)) in the No. 1 doubles court to beat Lafayette's Eric Wiley and Lee Kojanis, 8-4. In singles, Sandburg beat Wiley again (6-1, 6-2).
Malloy brought his career winning percentage to a team-best .757 with his two wins. In doubles, Malloy and freshman Gregg Cohenca (Purchase, N.Y./Rye Country Day School) won in No. 2 doubles (8-5) and Malloy won in his singles match against Justin Haar, 6-0, 6-2, in the third flight.
Senior Daniel Bednarek (Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic) picked up another victory in the fifth spot of doubles to bring his spring win total to 12-4, a team best mark.
The Bison will wrap up their regular season at Penn State on Wednesday, April 15, at 5 p.m.
Doubles:
1. Ryan Sandburg / Anton Kovic (BU) def. Eric Wiley / Lee Kojanis, 8-4
2. Gregg Cohenca / Mark Malloy (BU) def. Doug Gallagher / Kyle MacLelland, 8-5
3. James Murphy / Andrew Morris (LU) def. Gregory Maxson / Daniel Bednarek, 8-4
Singles:
1. Ryan Sandburg (BU) def. Eric Wiley, 6-1, 6-2
2. Doug Gallagher (LU) def. Anton Kovic, 6-2, 6-2
3. Mark Malloy (BU) def. Justin Haar, 6-0, 6-2
4. James Murphy (LU) def. Gregg Cohenca, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Daniel Bednarek (BU) def. Lee Kojanis, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
6. Kyle MacLelland (LU) def. Gregory Maxson, 6-2, 6-4
