Bucknell University Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Fort Myers, Fla.
5 p.m.
Bucknell University
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Florida Gulf Coast
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Men’s Tennis Drops Spring Lidlifter at Florida Gulf Coast, 6-1
1/14/2023 8:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Bucknell men's tennis team made its 2023 dual-match debut on Saturday evening against reigning Atlantic Sun regular-season champion Florida Gulf Coast, and the Eagles prevailed by a 6-1 count to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Harrison Gold secured Bucknell's point from the No. 1 singles position, defeating two-time ASUN Player of the Year Magnus Johnson in three sets, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. Johnson, who is No. 123 in the ITA singles rankings, went 17-4 last season and was coming of a 6-2, 6-1 win against Southern Miss a day earlier.
Gold's match was one of three three-setters on the day. Senior captain Michael Owen took the first set 6-3 from Guglielmo Stefanacci at No. 4 singles before dropping the next two. At No. 2, freshman Amar Tahirovic lost the first set in a tiebreaker against Marcelo Sepulveda, won the second set 6-4, and then fell 10-6 in a super tiebreaker after the Eagles had already clinched the team win.
Florida Gulf Coast began the day by securing the doubles point with 6-3 wins on Courts 1 and 3. At No. 2 doubles, Tahirovic and fellow rookie Brendan McDonald were locked up in a 5-5 battle when the point was clinched.
The Bison will remain in Fort Myers to face Southern Miss in a neutral-site match on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast 6, Bucknell 1
Singles
1. Harrison Gold (B) def. Magnus Johnson (FGCU) – 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
2. Marcelo Sepulveda (FGCU) def. Amar Tahirovic (B) – 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-6
3. Randy Wilson (FGCU) def. Nick Mueller (B) – 6-3, 6-2
4. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Michael Owen (B) – 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. Eric Oncins (FGCU) def. Tim Zelikovsky (B) – 6-2, 7-5
6. Max Damm (FGCU) def. Brendan McDonald (B) – 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2,
Doubles
1. Johnson/Damm (FGCU) def. Gold/Mueller (B) – 6-3
2. Wilson/Sepulveda vs. Tahirovic/McDonald (B) – 5-5, unfinished
3. Oncins/Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Owen/Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega (B) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Harrison Gold secured Bucknell's point from the No. 1 singles position, defeating two-time ASUN Player of the Year Magnus Johnson in three sets, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3. Johnson, who is No. 123 in the ITA singles rankings, went 17-4 last season and was coming of a 6-2, 6-1 win against Southern Miss a day earlier.
Gold's match was one of three three-setters on the day. Senior captain Michael Owen took the first set 6-3 from Guglielmo Stefanacci at No. 4 singles before dropping the next two. At No. 2, freshman Amar Tahirovic lost the first set in a tiebreaker against Marcelo Sepulveda, won the second set 6-4, and then fell 10-6 in a super tiebreaker after the Eagles had already clinched the team win.
Florida Gulf Coast began the day by securing the doubles point with 6-3 wins on Courts 1 and 3. At No. 2 doubles, Tahirovic and fellow rookie Brendan McDonald were locked up in a 5-5 battle when the point was clinched.
The Bison will remain in Fort Myers to face Southern Miss in a neutral-site match on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast 6, Bucknell 1
Singles
1. Harrison Gold (B) def. Magnus Johnson (FGCU) – 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
2. Marcelo Sepulveda (FGCU) def. Amar Tahirovic (B) – 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-6
3. Randy Wilson (FGCU) def. Nick Mueller (B) – 6-3, 6-2
4. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Michael Owen (B) – 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. Eric Oncins (FGCU) def. Tim Zelikovsky (B) – 6-2, 7-5
6. Max Damm (FGCU) def. Brendan McDonald (B) – 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2,
Doubles
1. Johnson/Damm (FGCU) def. Gold/Mueller (B) – 6-3
2. Wilson/Sepulveda vs. Tahirovic/McDonald (B) – 5-5, unfinished
3. Oncins/Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Owen/Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega (B) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
606
Magnus Johnson / 0 [FGCU]
363
#2 Singles Match
123
666
Marco Sepulveda / 0 [FGCU]
7410
#3 Singles Match
12
32
Randy Wilson / 0 [FGCU]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
611
Guglielmo Stefanacci / 0 [FGCU]
366
#5 Singles Match
12
25
Eric Oncins / 0 [FGCU]
67
#6 Singles Match
12
34
Max Damm / 0 [FGCU]
66
Order of Finish:
3,6,5,1,4,2
Players Mentioned
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