April 14, 2000

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Lafayette's H'Cone Thompson (Washington, D.C./DeMatha) dropped a heartbreaker at #1 singles, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, and the rest of the Leopards followed suit with close losses as the Leopards dropped their first Patriot League match of the season to Bucknell, 7-0.

Lafayette, suffering just its fourth loss in the fall and spring combined, had #3 through #5 singles matches go the minimum two sets, although all three had a second set tiebreaker. Perhaps Lafayette's toughest loss was at #5 singles, where Ryan Collins (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon) dropped the first set, 6-3, and then came away with less than he expected, dropping the second set 7-6 (10-8).

A bright spot for the Leopards was the #3 doubles team of Collins and Colin Feehan (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./Arlington), who pulled out a hard-fought 9-7 victory.

The Leopards look to regroup this Saturday, April 15 as they host Colgate in a key Patriot League matchup. Game time is set for 11 a.m., followed by the women's team, also versus the Red Raiders, at 2 p.m.

Final Match Results

Singles

#1 T.K. Kelly (BU) def. H'Cone Thompson 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4

#2 Aaron Webster (BU) def. Dan Seward 6-4, 6-4

#3 Alex Davydov (BU) def. Adrien Smith-Mansky 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

#4 Scott Allen (BU) def. Arturo Pereira 6-0, 7-6 (6-4)

#5 Todd Jacobs (BU) def. Ryan Collins 6-3, 7-6 (10-8)

#6 Jeff Gould (BU) def. Chris Ginley 6-3, 6-1

Doubles

#1 Kelly/Davydov (BU) def. Smith-Mansky/Pereira 8-5

#2 Allen/Jacobs (BU) def. Thompson/Seward 8-6

#3 Collins/Colin Feehan (LC) def. Webster/Gould 9-7