Men's Tennis Visits Dartmouth Saturday

Bucknell (3-7) at Dartmouth (5-3)
When: Saturday, March 4, 11 a.m.
Where: Boss Tennis Center, Hanover, N.H.
Streaming: DartmouthSports.com

Bucknell at a Glance

After splitting two matches last weekend, the Bison men's tennis squad heads back on the road for a Saturday-morning dual at Dartmouth, a strong program out of the Ivy League.
Last week the Bison cruised to a 6-1 home victory over Saint Francis before dropping a tight 4-3 decision at Delaware. Bucknell has won three of its last five dual matches, with both losses coming by 4-3 counts to Saint Joseph's and Delaware.
Bucknell has won the doubles point in three of its last four matches, including both last weekend. The No. 1 doubles team of Harrison Gold and Tim Zelikovsky is red-hot, having won five matches in a row.
Zelikovsky has been just as strong in singles, where he has also won five in a row, dropping only one set in that span in the No. 4 spot in the lineup. Zelikovsky and Nick Mueller are tied for the team lead with 12 singles wins, including fall tournament play.
Michael Owen has won four in a row at No. 3 singles, including a come-from-behind three-setter against Delaware last Sunday.
Newcomer Charlie Nordahl picked up his first Bison victory when he teamed with Nicolas Grunig for a win at No. 3 doubles against the Blue Hens.

Dartmouth at a Glance

The Big Green are off to a 5-3 start in 2022. Their wins are against Binghamton, Bryant, Cleveland State, Brown, and St. John's, while the losses are all to strong opponents in Penn State, Columbia, and Yale.
Dartmouth's most recent match was a 4-2 home victory over a St. John's team that came in with a 7-1 record. The Big Green won all three of their singles matches in three sets, with Andy Ilie clinching the win at No. 6 singles.
Junior Anders Gibbons is Dartmouth's No. 1 player.
Dartmouth is back in action this year after its 2020-21 season was wiped out due to COVID-19. The previous season, the Big Green finished 9-3 with the only three losses coming to top-40 teams Cornell, Princeton, and Indiana.

Next Up

Following the Dartmouth match, Bucknell heads to Florida for four contests during Spring Break week.
Bucknell opens Patriot League play at home against Army on March 19.

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Players Mentioned

Harrison Gold

Nicolas Grunig

Nick Mueller

Charlie Nordahl

Michael Owen

Tim Zelikovsky

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