Bucknell University Athletics
Saturday, January 26
Newark, N.J. / The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility
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NJIT Winter Invite
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McDonald Wins Pair of Matches on First Day of NJIT Winter Invite
1/26/2019 11:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DAY ONE RESULTS
NEWARK, N.J. – Bucknell men's tennis players combined to win seven matches Saturday at the NJIT Winter Invite. On the first of two days of competition, four teams – Bucknell, Hofstra, NJIT, and Wagner – played one round of doubles and two rounds of singles in a round-robin format for each.
Senior Max McDonald had a pair of wins on the day, posting a 1-1 record in singles and 1-0 mark in doubles. His singles win came in straight sets as he beat NJIT's Aleksa Petrovic, 6-1, 6-2, on court five. He teamed with fellow senior Andrei Vitiuc for a 6-3 victory over Hofstra's Marcus Smith and Jan Leithner on court one. The Hofstra seniors were 13-8 at No. 1 singles last season.
Freshman Ethan Jacobs won his lone singles match while improving to 2-1 during the spring season. All three matches came on court one, with the latest coming in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, over Smith, who was 11-7 at No. 1 singles last season.
Sophomore Marwan Abaza picked up his first collegiate win, beating NJIT's Lukas Zvikas, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, on court two. The FAU transfer made his debut with matches against North Carolina and Wofford last week.
Adding singles wins for Bucknell were Alex Pedrazzini, Max Garramone, and Drew Krantz. Pedrazzini had a big win, beating Wagner's Dylan Walters, a First Team All-NEC selection last season, 5-7, 6-4, 10-8, on court three.
Garramone defeated Hofstra's Coco Haener, 7-5, 3-6, 10-8, on court four, while Krantz won by default over Hofstra's Ryan Hardin on court six. Krantz led 4-1 in set one when the match was stopped.
Play resumes with the second round of doubles on Sunday at 9 a.m.
NEWARK, N.J. – Bucknell men's tennis players combined to win seven matches Saturday at the NJIT Winter Invite. On the first of two days of competition, four teams – Bucknell, Hofstra, NJIT, and Wagner – played one round of doubles and two rounds of singles in a round-robin format for each.
Senior Max McDonald had a pair of wins on the day, posting a 1-1 record in singles and 1-0 mark in doubles. His singles win came in straight sets as he beat NJIT's Aleksa Petrovic, 6-1, 6-2, on court five. He teamed with fellow senior Andrei Vitiuc for a 6-3 victory over Hofstra's Marcus Smith and Jan Leithner on court one. The Hofstra seniors were 13-8 at No. 1 singles last season.
Freshman Ethan Jacobs won his lone singles match while improving to 2-1 during the spring season. All three matches came on court one, with the latest coming in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, over Smith, who was 11-7 at No. 1 singles last season.
Sophomore Marwan Abaza picked up his first collegiate win, beating NJIT's Lukas Zvikas, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, on court two. The FAU transfer made his debut with matches against North Carolina and Wofford last week.
Adding singles wins for Bucknell were Alex Pedrazzini, Max Garramone, and Drew Krantz. Pedrazzini had a big win, beating Wagner's Dylan Walters, a First Team All-NEC selection last season, 5-7, 6-4, 10-8, on court three.
Garramone defeated Hofstra's Coco Haener, 7-5, 3-6, 10-8, on court four, while Krantz won by default over Hofstra's Ryan Hardin on court six. Krantz led 4-1 in set one when the match was stopped.
Play resumes with the second round of doubles on Sunday at 9 a.m.
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