Men's Tennis Set for Pair of Matches This Weekend

Saturday, February 26

South Williamsport, Pa.

2 p.m.

Bucknell University

Saint Francis (Pa.)

Photo by: JEFFREY A. CAMARATI

Men's Tennis Set for Pair of Matches This Weekend

2/23/2022 2:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Saint Francis (2-8) at Bucknell (2-6)
When: Saturday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m.
Where: Central PA Tennis Center, South Williamsport, Pa.

Bucknell (2-6) at Delaware (2-4)
When: Sunday, Feb. 27, 12 p.m.
Where: Elkton Indoor Tennis, Elkton, Md.

Bucknell at a Glance

The Bison have played some good tennis over the last few weeks and now have two more indoor matches on tap this weekend. Bucknell hosts Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday at the Central PA Tennis Center and then will meet Delaware on Sunday in Elkton, Md., just across the state line about eight miles from the Delaware campus.
Bucknell is coming off a 4-3 loss to Saint Joseph's at home last Saturday. Nick Mueller, Michael Owen, and Tim Zelikovsky all won at 2-3-4 singles, and Zelikovksy paired with Harrison Gold for a tiebreaker victory at No. 1 doubles.
Bucknell beat two MAAC opponents on the road the previous weekend, edging Siena 4-3 before sweeping Marist 7-0.
The Siena match was a nailbiter, with Zelikovsky clinching a 4-3 verdict with his win at No. 4 singles, which was the last match on the courts.
Bucknell was dominant against Marist, sweeping the three doubles matches and then winning all six singles tilts for a 7-0 result. The Bison dropped only one set in singles, with Gold coming from a set down to win at No. 1.
Zelikovsky has a team-best four singles wins this spring. Including the fall tournament season, Mueller (11) and Zelikovsky (10) lead the way. Mueller is 3-1 at No. 2 singles this spring, and Zelikovsky is 3-1 at No. 4.
Gold and Zelikovsky are 3-1 at No. 1 doubles and Zelikovsy has a team-best eight doubles wins including the fall season.
Sophomore Charlie Nordahl joined the team last week and made his collegiate debut in both singles and doubles against Saint Joseph's.

Saint Francis (Pa.) at a Glance

The Red Flash are 2-8 in dual matches in 2021-22, with the wins coming against Bloomsburg and Morgan State. Saint Francis has dropped seven straight duals, including a 5-2 verdict to Youngstown State in its most recent outing last Sunday.
Sebastian Pinos and Andrew Teixeira are the Red Flash's top two players. They team up at No. 1 doubles and also occupy the top two singles spots.
Fabio Varella and Marc Fuste picked up the team's points against Youngstown State with straight-set wins at No. 3 and 4 singles.
Saint Francis participated in the Bucknell Invitational back in September. In head-to-head singles matches between Bison and Red Flash, Nicolas Gruning won three-setters against Matt Blose and Daniel Vinces; Mueller defeated Vinces 6-1, 6-1; Teixeira defeated Michael Owen 6-4, 7-5; and Zelikovsky topped Fuste 6-2, 6-2.
Bucknell has won the last two duals with Saint Francis, including a 5-2 win at home last spring. The Bison swept the three doubles matches and received wins from Owen (1), Mueller (3), Zelikovsky (4), and Sam Yildirimlar (6) in singles.

Delaware at a Glance

Bison head coach Bruce Myers goes up against his former team on Sunday. Myers coached the Blue Hens in 2016 before moving on to Bucknell.
Delaware is 2-4 this spring with wins over Youngstown State and Villanova and losses to St. John's, VCU, Navy, and Penn State. The Blue Hens will face Richmond in Wilmington, Del., on Friday before taking on the Bison.
In the most recent outing on Sunday at Penn State, James Wilkinson was victorious for Delaware at No. 1 singles. Wilkinson is 3-3 on the season.
Pascal Wagemaker has Delaware's best dual-match singles record with a 4-2 ledger at No. 3.
Alexandre Gluck is 3-1 at No. 5, and including his 9-1 record in fall tournaments, he has a 12-4 singles record on the year.
Wilkinson and Wagemaker have paired together at No. 1 doubles in all six duals and are 3-3.
Bucknell is 28-25-1 all-time against Delaware, which was a former league rival in the Middle Atlantic Conference and East Coast Conference. The last meeting was a 4-0 Delaware win in January 2020. Bucknell's last series win was a 6-1 verdict on the road in February 2015.

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