Lehigh University
Bucknell
Lehigh drops 4-3 heartbreaker at Bucknell
4/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
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LEWISBURG,
Lehigh captured the doubles point with wins at first and third doubles. Seniors Alfredo-Fernandez-Concha and Brad Nelson defeated Jonathan Brenner and Ryan Sandburg 8-4 at first doubles, while sophomore Drew Balshi and junior Brent Herbert broke a 1-1 tie with an 8-5 win over Ira Reibeisen and Ben Young at second doubles.
In singles play, Bucknell tied the match with a win at third singles, before the Mountain Hawks took the lead again with wins at first and second singles. Fernandez-Concha knocked off Reibeisen 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, and then junior John Nespoli bested Sandburg in two tightly contested sets.
The Brown and White needed to win one of the final three flights to win the match, but the Bison took all three flights in straight sets. The match came down to No. 6 singles where Bucknell’s Daniel Bednarek beat sophomore Jon-Michael Caminiti 6-2, 6-3.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the courts on Saturday when they continue a string of four matches in six days against Navy. The start time for the match has been moved back to 1:30 pm, and depending on the weather the match will take place at either the Ulrich Varsity Courts or inside the
Doubles
1. Fernandez-Concha/Nelson (LU) def. Brenner/Sandburg (BU), 8-4
2. Balshi/Herbert (LU) def. Reibeisen/Young (BU), 8-5
3. Bednarek/Hascoe (BU) def. Caminiti/Nespoli (LU), 8-6
Singles
1. Alfredo Fernandez-Concha (LU) def. Ira Reibeisen (BU), 6-3, 6-4
2. John Nespoli (LU) def. Ryan Sandburg (BU), 7-6(5), 7-5
3. Zach Hascoe (BU) def. Drew Balshi (LU), 6-1, 6-4
4. Jonathan Brenner (BU) def. Brad Nelson (LU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Ben Young (BU) def. Mike Gordon (LU), 7-5, 6-4
6. Daniel Bednarek (BU) def. Jon-Michael Caminiti (LU), 6-2, 6-3
