Bucknell University
Army
Bybel Extends Winning Streak in Bison's 5-2 Loss to Army
4/5/2015 11:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Junior Nick Bybel and sophomore Bryan Adams posted singles wins, but Bucknell fell to defending Patriot League champion Army 5-2 on Sunday at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
The Bison fell to 10-8 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The Black Knights improved to 15-8 overall and 6-0 in league play with their sixth straight win. They haven't lost a Patriot League regular season match since March 22, 2013, a stretch of 19 matches.
“We came out a little slow and gave them a 3-0 lead, which is tough to come back from, but we really battled hard to get back in the match,” said Bucknell head coach Craig Schwartz. “We need to have a short memory and get prepared for a tough match against Lehigh tomorrow.”
Bucknell is just the second Patriot League team to score two points on Army this season. Bybel was a three-set winner over Sam Lampman at No. 1 singles, while Adams took down Grant Riechmann at No. 3 after coming out on top in a pair of set tiebreaks. Both Lampman and Riechmann were Second Team All-Patriot League selections a year ago.
Bybel was pushed to three sets for the first time during his 16-match winning streak. He is 33-3 this year, including a 17-1 mark during the spring season.
The Bison will play a Patriot League opponent for the third time in as many days when they host Lehigh on Monday at 3 p.m.
ARMY 5, BUCKNELL 2
10-8, 1-2 PL
West Point, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Sam Lampman/Alex Van Velzer (A) def. Nick Bybel/Bryan Adams (BU), 8-3
2. Grant Riechmann/Harrison McCormick (A) def. Daniel Wright/Maxwell Kane (BU), 8-2
3. Michael Sienko/Peter Sienko (A) led Octavio Canibe/Ben Gerber (BU), 6-3, unfinished
Order of Finish – 2, 1
Singles
1. Nick Bybel (BU) def. Sam Lampman (A), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Alex Van Velzer (A) def. Daniel Wright (BU), 6-4, 6-0
3. Bryan Adams (BU) def. Grant Riechmann (A), 7-6 (4), 1-6, 7-6 (11)
4. Caison Best (A) def. Octavio Canibe (BU), 6-4, 7-6 (2)
5. Kyle Barnes (A) def. Maxwell Kane (BU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Michael Nguyen (A) def. William Szamosszegi (BU), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-6
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