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Bison Men's Tennis Handed 4-3 Defeat by Monmouth
3/12/2012 8:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 12, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Bucknell men's tennis team came close to mounting a comeback after losing the doubles point Monday afternoon in Orlando, Fla., but eventually fell 4-3 to Monmouth. With the loss Bucknell is now 2-4 on the season, while the Hawks gain their first victory to improve to 1-4.
The men started the day with doubles partners Gregg Cohenca and Evan Zimmer winning a close No. 1 singles match. The two settled down after a jumpy start to defeat the quick duo of Freddy Marcinkowski and Carl Jedlinski by the score of 9-7.
Zimmer also won his No. 3 singles match over freshman Jedlinski in a three-set match, 4-6, 6-2, (10-2). Josh Katten recovered from his earlier doubles loss with partner Kelly Morque and managed a win at the No. 5 singles match with a 6-1, 6-1 performance over Tom Kowalski. Katten is now tied for 13th on the all-time victories list with a record of 87-61.
With several singles matches being played simultaneously, sophomore Kyle Rosen claimed victory in his match with a score of 6-4, 6-0.
The men look to return to action in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday against Siena (0-4) at 12:30 p.m. in the Fort Gatlin Recreation Complex.
Monmouth 4, Bucknell 3
Doubles
1. Evan Zimmer/Gregg Cohenca (BU) def. Freddy Marcinkowski/Carl Jedlinski (MU), 9-7
2. Francis Jedlinski/Laurence Heads (MU) def. Josh Katten/ Kelly Morque (BU), 8-3
3. David Sherwood/Tom Kowalski (MU) def. Scott Bernstein/Kyle Rosen (BU), 8-3
Singles
1. Freddy Marcinkowski (MU) def. Gregg Cohenca (BU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Francis Jedlinski (MU) def. Octavio Canibe (BU), 6-3, 6-4
3. Evan Zimmer (BU) def. Carl Jedlinski (MU), 4-6, 6-2, (10-2)
4. David Sherwood (MU) def. Kelly Morque (BU), 6-1, 7-5
5. Josh Katten (BU) def. Tom Kowalski (MU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Kyle Rosen (BU) def. Jason Rothstein (MU), 6-4, 6-0
