April 16, 2005

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Trailing 3-0, the Bison men's tennis team engineered an outstanding comeback to defeat Villanova, 4-3, Saturday, in Villanova, Pa. Freshman Ben Young clinched the Bison victory, winning a hard fought match at six singles by taking out Tony Soruco, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

After the Wildcats secured the doubles point and won two singles matches, the Bison played some of their best tennis of the season to win four must-win singles contests. Nick Denefrio won his match at one singles, besting Aaron Kusza in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

Ira Reibeisen kept the Bison hopes alive at two singles, also winning a difficult three-set match, defeating Dimitri Chimerakis, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3. Asher Salam fought to win another three-set marathon, beating Angel Rubio, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.

The Bison, who improved to 8-12 on the year, will travel to Binghamton on Tuesday, April 19. The match is set for 3 p.m. Bucknell will return home on Wednesday to face local rival Bloomsburg. The contest is slated to start at 4:30 p.m. on the Buckell Tennis Courts.

Results -
Doubles
1 - Kusza/Rubio (V) def. Reibeisen/Salam (B), 8-5
2 - Chimerakis/ Gallagher (V) def. Denefrio/Menezes (B), 8-5
3 - Fahrendorf/Farmer (V) def. Lashnits/Young (B), 8-3

Singles
1 - Denefrio (B) def. Kusza (V), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
2 - Reibeisen (B) def. Chimerakis (V), 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3
3 - Salam (B) def. Rubio (V), 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
4 - Faherndorf (V) def. Lashnits (B), 6-3, 6-2
5 - Gallagher (V) def. Menezes (B), 6-2, 1-6, 6-0
6 - Young (B) def. Soruco (B), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

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