Men's Tennis Looks to Carry Momentum Into Match at Duquesne on Saturday

Setting the Scene
(Saturday, Feb. 25 – 4 p.m.)
What: Bucknell (2-9) at Duquesne (3-6)
Where: Alpha Tennis and Fitness of Pittsburgh

About the Bison
• Bucknell is 2-9 after picking up a 4-3 triumph over Hofstra last weekend.
• Daniel Wright picked up the win at No. 1 singles, taking down Hofstra's Marcus Smith, who was a Second Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection last season.
• Bryan Adams, Max McDonald, and Colin Sacco also earned straight-set victories against Hofstra to secure the team win. It was the first collegiate dual match victories for McDonald and Sacco.
• On the season, Max Kane leads the team with 11 singles wins. Wright, McDonald, Timber Erskine, Andrei Vitiuc, and Max Palmer all have earned at least seven victories.
• Erskine and Wright remain a perfect 4-0 in doubles competition, while Vitiuc and Wright lead with five doubles wins.

Scouting Duquesne
• Duquesne is 3-6 after coming off a pair of losses last weekend against Saint Louis and Dayton.
• The Dukes are 3-1 at home this season, picking up victories most recently over Mercyhurst, Saint Joseph's, and Carnegie Mellon.
• Freshman Jared Isaacs leads the Dukes with 17 singles wins this season.

Series History with Duquesne
• Duquesne holds a 9-4 all-time record against Bucknell.

• The Dukes have won eight of the past nine meetings. The two squads had met for nine consecutive seasons before the 2015-16 season.
• Bucknell's last victory came in 2012, a 5-2 home triumph.

Up Next
• Bucknell will be off for a weekend before starting its California trip in March. The Bison will face five teams from March 11-13.