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Bucknell Men's Tennis Advances in Patriot League Tournament with Win Over Lehigh
4/17/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 17, 2009
WEST POINT, N.Y. - After only winning one doubles match to open the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament against Lehigh, Bucknell's men's tennis team charged to a 4-2 victory, winning four the next five singles matches before the victory was clinched Friday morning at Malek Courts.
The Bison clinched a berth in Saturday's 10 a.m. semifinal match against No. 1 seeded Navy with freshman Clark Bogle's win over Chris Collins, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. It was Bogle's first win as he was playing just his second match this spring, but it gave the Bison the win with a score 4-2.
Sophomore Anton Kovic (Montreal, Quebec/Milton Academy (Mass.)) and senior Ryan Sandburg (Orange, Calif./Canyon) got the sole Bison doubles win, in the first flight, winning 8-3. Senior Daniel Bednarek (Haworth, N.J./Bergen Catholic), sophomore Mark Malloy (Bronxville, N.Y./Hackley School) and freshman Gregg Cohenca (Purchase, N.Y./Rye Country Day School) each picked up singles wins to contribute for Bucknell.
The victory was Bucknell's second this spring and its sixth consecutive win over the Mountain Hawks. This is the Bison's third straight semifinal appearance and the Orange and Blue are looking to knock off top-rated Mids. This Bison are looking for their first all-time victory against Navy, with matches dating back to 1950.
Doubles:
1. Ryan Sandburg / Anton Kovic (BU) def. Troy List / Collin Laffey, 8-3
2. Leland Richardson / Edgars Rauza (LU) def. Gregg Cohenca / Mark Malloy, 8-6
3. Arnaldo Pacheo / Cameron Silbert (LU) def. Daniel Bednarek / Jonathan Brenner, 8-2
Singles:
1. Ryan Sandburg (BU) ahead of Troy List, 6-2, 4-6, 5-4 (DNF)
2. Collin Laffey (LU) def. Anton Kovic, 6-2, 6-4
3. Mark Malloy (BU) def. Leland Richardson, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
4. Gregg Cohenca (BU) def. Edgars Rauza, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
5. Daniel Bednarek (BU) def. Arnaldo Pacheo, 6-3, 6-1
6. Clark Bogle (BU) def. Chris Collins, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
