Monday, April 15
Lewisburg, Pa.
3:00:00 PM
Lehigh University
3
at
4
Bucknell
Lehigh edged at Bucknell 4-3 Monday in final regular season match
4/16/2013 1:05:00 AM | Men's Tennis
LEWISBURG, Pa. – In a match that came down to a third set at No. 5 singles, Bucknell upset Lehigh 4-3 Monday in the Mountain Hawks' regular season finale on the Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts. Kyle Rosen beat senior Andrew Krentz 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the decisive match as the Bison swept the doubles matches and took the three singles matches needed to hand Lehigh just its second Patriot League loss.
The Mountain Hawks conclude the regular season at 15-5 overall and 4-2 in the Patriot League. Bucknell improves to 13-7 and 3-2 in league matches.
The host Bison came out strong in doubles play, winning all three matches to claim the opening point of the match. Bucknell's Nick Bybel and Josh Katten won 8-0 over senior Matt Savran and freshman Jeremy Kochman at No. 2 doubles. The Bison clinched the doubles point at the No. 3 flight as Octavio Canibe and Kelly Morque won 8-4 over Krentz and sophomore Ben Gilman.
In singles play, Savran put Lehigh on the board with a straight set win over Katten, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. The teams traded the next four matches as Bybel won 6-3, 6-2 over junior Mark Goldberg at No. 1 singles but Gilman responded with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Morque at No. 2. The remaining three matches needed three sets to be decided. Canibe put Bucknell up 3-2 with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over junior Timur Chernykh at No. 6 singles, but sophomore Mitchell Petersen pulled Lehigh even with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Evan Zimmer.
Krentz took the first set in the decisive match at No. 5 singles, but Rosen rallied to take the next two sets 6-3 and 6-4.
Next up for the Mountain Hawks is the Patriot League Tournament, beginning Friday in Hamilton, N.Y.
Bucknell 4, Lehigh 3
Doubles
1. Lynch/Zimmer (BU) def. Goldberg/ Petersen (LU), 8-4
2. Bybel/Katten (BU) def. Kochman/ Savran (LU), 8-0
3. Canibe/Morque (BU) def. Gilman/ Krentz (LU), 8-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Nick Bybel (BU) def. Mark Goldberg (LU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Ben Gilman (LU) def. Kelly Morque (BU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Mitchell Petersen (LU) def. Evan Zimmer (BU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Matt Savran (LU) def. Josh Katten (BU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Kyle Rosen (BU) def. Andrew Krentz (LU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Octavio Canibe (BU) def. Timur Chernykh (LU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 2, 6, 3, 5
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