Bison Fall to Army 6-1 in Patriot League Men's Tennis Action

Reibeisen Wins at Two Singles for Lone Bison Point

Freshman Ira Reibeisen improved his singles record to 9-6 on Friday as the Bison fell to Army, 6-1.

April 1, 2005

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Freshman Ira Reibeisen won his match at two singles for the lone Bison point on the day as the Bucknell men's tennis squad dropped a 6-1 decision to Army on Friday afternoon at the Bucknell Tennis Courts. The Bison fall to 5-10 overall, 0-3 in the Patriot League as the Black Knights, who are ranked 73rd in the this week's ITA poll, improve to 13-3, 1-0 in league play.

Reibeisen improved his team leading singles record to 9-6 defeating Army's Sebastian Salas, 6-4, 6-3. The Bison played well in their doubles matches, falling just short of two wins with Reibeisen and Asher Salam dropping a tight match to Carl Fisher and John Houghton, 8-6, at one doubles. Nick Denefrio and John Lashnits also suffered a tough defeat at two doubles, losing to Kyle Roybal and Salas by an 8-6 margin.

The Bison will finish out the weekend with a road contest against Delaware on Sunday. The match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. in Newark, Del.

Results:
Doubles
1 - Fisher/Houghton (A) def. Reibeisen/Salam (B), 8-6
2 - Roybal/Salas (A) def. Denefrio/Lashnits (B), 8-6
3 - Collins/Good (A) def. Pikus/Young (B), 8-1

Singles
1 - Houghton (A) def. Denefrio (B), 6-3, 6-0
2 - Reibeisen (B) def. Salas (A), 6-4, 6-3
3 - Fisher (A) def. Salam (B), 6-2, 6-4
4 - Good (A) def. DiChiara (B), 6-3, 6-1
5 - Kang (A) def. Menezes (B), 6-3, 6-4
6 - Roybal (A) def. Young (B), 6-1, 6-1

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