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Bison Take Top Singles Title on Final Day of Bucknell Invitational, Blank Dickinson in Dual
9/8/2019 3:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell men's tennis' Cooper Bradshaw took home the A singles championship title on the final day of the Bucknell Invitational. The Bison also had a pair of third-place finishes in the season-opening tournament. Later in the day, the Bison hosted Dickinson in a dual match and prevailed 7-0, winning every singles match in straight sets.
Bradshaw claimed a 6-2, 6-3 win over Jorge Sedeno Nieto of Niagara in the top singles bracket Sunday. The sophomore from Glen Ellen, Calif. won a doubles title at last year's Bucknell Invitational. Bradshaw reached the final round following a win over Darrel Harxhi of Niagara on Friday.
Freshman Chunyu Chen placed third after his Howard opponent retired. Guillermo Torres also grabbed a third place finish playing in the B singles bracket. Chen and Torres placed third in men's A doubles as well.
Bucknell 7, Dickinson 0
Singles
1. Cooper Bradshaw (B) def. Leo Sorkin, 6-3, 6-3.
2. Chunyu Chen (B) def. Sam Coan, 6-1, 6-4.
3. Ryan Jurist (B) def. Thomas Griffin, 6-1, 6-1.
4. Guillermo Torres (B) def. Andrew Lai, 6-1, 6-0.
5. Michael Owen (B) def. Garrick Adams, 6-1, 6-1.
6. Per Astrom (B) def. Yassine Berrada, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles
1. Jurist/Bradshaw (B) def. Sorkin/Coan, 6-4.
2. Chen/Torres (B) def. Griffin/Lai, 6-1.
3. Owen/Astrom (B) def. Adams/Chris Rinehart, 6-3.
