Bucknell University Athletics
Saturday, March 28
South Williamsport, Pa.
1 p.m.
Bucknell University
3
vs
4
Army
Men’s Tennis Edged by Army, 4-3
3/28/2026 5:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Davis McDonald won the last match remaining on the courts, a three-setter at No. 6 singles, to lift Army West Point to a 4-3 win over Bucknell on Saturday at the Central PA Tennis Center. The Bison fell to 9-9 overall and 1-1 in the Patriot League, while the Black Knights improved to 15-7, 3-0.
Bucknell started the day by taking the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and 3. Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega and Adam Stavrakas won 6-4 on Court 3, and Nelson Alapi and Will Robinson clinched it with a 7-5 verdict over Jimin Jung and Matias Feoli. The top tandem of Amar Tahirovic and Brendan McDonald led 6-5 when the point was clinched.
Three of the six singles matches went to three sets. Stavrakas came from a set down to beat Jung 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2, and the Bison also earned a point from McDonald's 6-3, 6-4 win over Marcus Sebastian at No. 5.
Alan Ton at No. 3 and Feoli at No. 4 won in straight sets for Army, and then the Black Knights got a critical point when Jackson Armistead knocked off Tahirovic in a battle of First Team All-Patriot Leaguers, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 1. That set up Davis McDonald for the match-clincher on Court 6. Robinson remained alive by winning the second set in a tiebreaker, but McDonald won the first five games of the third set.
The Black Knights avenged a loss to Bucknell last season, which ended their 34-match series winning streak.
Bucknell returns to action on Sunday at home against Villanova. The contest is scheduled to be played outdoors at the Varsity Tennis Courts on campus.
Bucknell started the day by taking the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and 3. Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega and Adam Stavrakas won 6-4 on Court 3, and Nelson Alapi and Will Robinson clinched it with a 7-5 verdict over Jimin Jung and Matias Feoli. The top tandem of Amar Tahirovic and Brendan McDonald led 6-5 when the point was clinched.
Three of the six singles matches went to three sets. Stavrakas came from a set down to beat Jung 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2, and the Bison also earned a point from McDonald's 6-3, 6-4 win over Marcus Sebastian at No. 5.
Alan Ton at No. 3 and Feoli at No. 4 won in straight sets for Army, and then the Black Knights got a critical point when Jackson Armistead knocked off Tahirovic in a battle of First Team All-Patriot Leaguers, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 1. That set up Davis McDonald for the match-clincher on Court 6. Robinson remained alive by winning the second set in a tiebreaker, but McDonald won the first five games of the third set.
The Black Knights avenged a loss to Bucknell last season, which ended their 34-match series winning streak.
Bucknell returns to action on Sunday at home against Villanova. The contest is scheduled to be played outdoors at the Varsity Tennis Courts on campus.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
1
Tucker Culpepper/ Marcus Sebastian [ARMY]
4
6
#1 Singles Match
123
Jackson Armistead / 0 [ARMY]
166
632
#2 Singles Match
123
Jimin Jung / 0 [ARMY]
635
367
#3 Singles Match
12
Alan Ton / 0 [ARMY]
76
64
#4 Singles Match
12
Matias Feoli / 0 [ARMY]
66
34
#5 Singles Match
12
Marcus Sebastian / 0 [ARMY]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Davis McDonald / 0 [ARMY]
666
272
Players Mentioned
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