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Men’s Tennis Wraps Regular Season with 4-1 Win at Holy Cross
4/16/2023 7:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 4-1 over Holy Cross on Sunday afternoon. The Bison will head into next week's Patriot League Tournament with a 14-7 record – the team's most wins since 2016 – and a 4-3 conference record.
Bucknell locked up the doubles point with victories on Courts 1 and 3, and the Bison were leading 5-4 at No. 2 doubles when the point was clinched. Nick Mueller and Michael Owen won 6-3 at No. 1, and Brendan McDonald and Tim Zelikovsky won 6-2 at No. 3. McDonald improved to 25-5 in doubles on the season with that verdict.
The Bison then sealed the victory with singles wins from three freshmen. Amar Tahirovic posted a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win over Alessandro Bizzarri at No. 1 singles. Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega won 6-4, 6-4 over Patrick Ling at No. 5, and McDonald won at No. 4 when his opponent had to retire at 2-1 in the first set.
Holy Cross's win came from Connor Nelson at No. 2 singles.
Bucknell tied for fourth place in the Patriot League standings alongside Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks edged the Bison 4-3 on Saturday in Bethlehem.
Bucknell locked up the doubles point with victories on Courts 1 and 3, and the Bison were leading 5-4 at No. 2 doubles when the point was clinched. Nick Mueller and Michael Owen won 6-3 at No. 1, and Brendan McDonald and Tim Zelikovsky won 6-2 at No. 3. McDonald improved to 25-5 in doubles on the season with that verdict.
The Bison then sealed the victory with singles wins from three freshmen. Amar Tahirovic posted a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win over Alessandro Bizzarri at No. 1 singles. Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega won 6-4, 6-4 over Patrick Ling at No. 5, and McDonald won at No. 4 when his opponent had to retire at 2-1 in the first set.
Holy Cross's win came from Connor Nelson at No. 2 singles.
Bucknell tied for fourth place in the Patriot League standings alongside Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks edged the Bison 4-3 on Saturday in Bethlehem.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Alessandro Bizzarri / 0 [HC]
01
#2 Singles Match
12
41
Connor Nelson / 0 [HC]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
37UF
Declan O'Flynn / 0 [HC]
650
#4 Singles Match
12
2WR
William Kelleher / 0 [HC]
10
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Patrick Ling / 0 [HC]
44
#6 Singles Match
123
530
Camilo Illanes / 0 [HC]
74UF
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