Men's Tennis Fares Well on Opening Day of Bucknell Fall Invite

Friday, September 7

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Men's Tennis Fares Well on Opening Day of Bucknell Fall Invite

9/8/2018 2:16:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Bison Advance Four in Singles and Four in Doubles

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell men's tennis has four singles players and four doubles teams still in the winner's bracket after the first day of competition at the Bucknell Fall Invite on Friday. The three-day event continues at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Freshman Ethan Jacobs got his collegiate career off to a good start, beating Loyola's Skyler Gates 6-0, 6-3 in Flight 1 singles. Jacobs will play Howard's Karim Shokeir in the quarterfinal round.

The Bison have two players in Flight 2 that are still vying for a singles title. Sophomore Max Garramone was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Loyola's Charlie Shanker, while freshman Ryan Jurist made his collegiate debut and beat Howard's Kyle Martin 6-2, 6-0. Garramone advances to play Colgate's Jack Ablon. Jurist looks to keep his early momentum going against Colgate's Tyler Krantz, the brother of Bucknell's Drew Krantz.

Krantz also advanced in singles for the Bison, receiving a first round bye in Flight 3. He will play Colgate's Nick Potter.

Three Bucknell doubles teams remain in the winner's bracket of Flight 1. Garramone and Jacobs were 6-2 winners over a team from Howard, while Adrien Crastes and Jurist beat a team from Loyola 7-5. Senior Max McDonald and freshman Alex Pedrazzini received a bye.

Krantz teamed with Cooper Bradshaw for a 6-2 win over a team from Loyola in the quarterfinal round of Flight 2. The Bison duo will play Colgate's Peter Hartman and Kun Tan in a semifinal matchup.