Bucknell University
Colgate
Men's Tennis Suffers 4-3 Defeat by Colgate
4/5/2014 11:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Rain overnight and a cold wind in the morning forced Saturday's Patriot League tennis match to be moved indoors at the West Branch Tennis Club, and while the Bucknell men's tennis team put up a strong fight, Colgate pulled out the 4-3 victory. The Bison fell to 2-12 overall and 1-2 in conference play with the loss, while the Raiders improved to 9-6 overall and 3-2 in league action with the win.
Colgate played to wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to claim that point, with Luke Gensburg and Bobby Berkowitz taking an 8-5 victory over sophomore Nick Bybel and senior Aidan Lynch at the top spot, and Archer McFall and Alan Pleat grabbing an 8-4 triumph over seniors Scott Bernstein and Chris Tortora. Freshman Bryan Adams and junior Octavio Canibe were tied 7-7 with Nick Laub and Tom Haile in the No. 3 match when the point was awarded.
Bucknell battled back in the singles matches, taking three wins, but Colgate clinched the match with a victory at No. 5 singles. Bybel earned his fourth consecutive win, improved to 10-4 this season at No. 1 singles, playing to a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Gensburg, and Canibe took his tenth singles victory of the season, grabbing a 7-5, 6-4 win in the No. 4 match. Junior Jonathan DeFrancesch was also victorious in singles play, battling to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jake Hirschberg at No. 6 singles.
The Bison will return to action on Sunday morning for another Patriot League contest, welcoming Boston University to the Bucknell Tennis Courts for an 11 a.m. match.
Doubles:
1. Luke Gensburg/Bobby Berkowitz (C) def. Nick Bybel/Aidan Lynch (B), 8-5
2. Archer McFall/Alan Pleat (C) def. Chris Tortora/Scott Bernstein (B), 8-4
3. Nick Laub/Tom Haile (C) vs. Bryan Adams/Octavio Canibe (B), 7-7, DNF-point awarded
Singles:
1. Nick Bybel (B) def. Luke Gensburg (C), 6-4, 6-3
2. Bobby Berkowitz (C) def. Aidan Lynch (B), 6-0, 6-1
3. Alan Pleat (C) def. Bryan Adams (B), 6-3, 6-3
4. Octavio Canibe (B) def. Archer McFall (C), 7-5, 6-4
5. Nick Laub (C) def. Kyle Rosen (B), 7-5, 7-5
6. Jonathan DeFrancesch (B) def. Jake Hirschberg (C), 6-2, 6-4
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