Men’s Tennis Cruises to 6-1 Win at Loyola

Sunday, April 10

Baltimore, Md.

12 p.m.

Bucknell University

Loyola

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

4/10/2022 5:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Bucknell men's tennis team captured the doubles point along with five straight-set wins in singles on the way to a 6-1 Patriot League victory at Loyola on Sunday afternoon. The Bison have now won four of their last five matches and improved to 3-2 in conference play.

Nick Mueller, Michael Owen, Tim Zelikovsky, and Nicolas Grunig all won twice for the Bison. Mueller, typically Bucknell's No. 2 player, slid up to No. 1 in the singles lineup and picked up his first win this season in the lead spot. Mueller downed Skyler Gates 6-2, 6-1.

Owen was a 6-0, 6-4 winner over Edik Pribitkin in the No. 2 slot, and Tim Zelikovsky followed with a 6-4, 6-2 verdict over Matt Cardano at No. 3. It was Zelikovsky's 12th straight singles win and upped his season records to 19-7 overall and 13-4 in duals.

Grunig at No. 4 and Charlie Nordahl at No. 6 were also straight-set singles winners, with Nordahl taking a first-set tiebreaker by a 7-1 count against Ryan Boland.

Owen and Zelikovsky teamed up for a 6-2 victory at first doubles, and Mueller and Grunig locked in the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 2.

The Bison are back in action next Saturday at Lafayette at 12 p.m.

Bucknell 6, Loyola 1
McClure Tennis Center at Ridley Athletic Complex
Baltimore, Md.
Apr. 10, 2022

Doubles:
1. Michael Owen/Tim Zelikovsky (B) def. Skyer Gates/George Cavo (L) – 6-2
2. Nick Mueller/Nicolas Grunig (B) def. Edik Pribitkin/Matt Cardano (L) – 6-3
3. Liam Rampere/Oliver Davey (L) def. Per Astrom/Charlie Nordahl (B) – 6-1

Singles:
1. Nick Mueller (B) def. Skyler Gates (L) – 6-2, 6-1
2. Michael Owen (B) def. Edik Pribitkin (L) – 6-0, 6-4
3. Tim Zelikovsky (B) def. Matt Cardano (L) – 6-4, 6-2
4. Nicolas Grunig (B) def. George Cavo (L) – 6-3, 6-3
5. Liam Rompere (L) def. Per Astrom (B) – 6-1, 6-0
6. Charlie Nordahl (B) def. Ryan Boland (L) – 7-6 (7-1), 6-3