Men's Tennis Takes on Temple in Two Weekend Matches

Saturday, March 27

Philadelphia, Pa.

11 a.m.

Bucknell University

Temple

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Men's Tennis Takes on Temple in Two Weekend Matches

3/23/2021 2:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Setting the Scene, Part I
What: Bucknell (1-3) at Temple (4-1)
When: Saturday, March 27 at 11 a.m.
Where: Philadelphia, Pa.
Results: BucknellBison.com
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Setting the Scene, Part II
What: Temple at Bucknell
When: Sunday, March 28 at 5 p.m.
Where: Hershey, Pa. – Hershey Racquet Club
Results: BucknellBison.com

About the Bison
• Bucknell has two matches against Temple on tap for this weekend, including one in Philadelphia, Pa., and one in Hershey, Pa. It's the Bison's first time playing two matches in a weekend this spring.
• Bucknell moved to 1-3 on Saturday after narrowly falling 4-3 to Saint Joseph's. The match was tied at 3-3 before the decision came down to No. 6 singles.
• Sporting the best singles record through four matches is junior Nick Mueller (3-1). Mueller has won three in a row, including two victories at No. 3 singles. Mueller is also 3-1 in doubles play with three different partners. He's played each doubles match on court two.
• Cooper Bradshaw was also a winner on Saturday, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-2 in No. 3 singles for his first singles triumph of the season.
• Also earning his first win was sophomore Guillermo Torres at No. 5 singles. He beat his opponent 6-3, 6-3 and is 2-2 in doubles matches this spring.
• Bucknell's top doubles duo for a second consecutive season, Michael Owen and Bradshaw, improved to 3-1 with a win on Saturday. The pair is 11-4 when playing together in doubles over the past two years.

Scouting the Owls/Series History
• The Owls are 4-1 this spring and are expected to face Wagner on Friday before playing Bucknell. Most recently, the Owls picked up a 7-0 victory over Villanova. Temple's only loss is to Old Dominion.
• Temple sophomore Marin Delmas is 5-0 at No. 1 singles this spring. Delmas was 15-3 in singles last season and 10-5 in doubles.
• Bucknell last saw Temple in a dual match in the 2019 spring, falling 6-1 on the road. Bucknell also faced the Owls at the Temple Invite in September of 2019, where Bradshaw collected a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 win over Temple's Thibault Frumholz.

Up Next
• Bucknell dives into Patriot League play for the first time in two years when it travels to Colgate on Saturday, April 3. The Bison then go to Fordham on Sunday, April 4 to take on the Rams.