QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - The Lafayette men's and women's tennis teams fell in a pair of 7-0 matches to Bucknell at the Tennis Zone in Quakertown, Pa. on Saturday afternoon.
The closest match of the day on either side was Chris Matturri for the men in the third singles slot. Matturri battled back after a 1-6 first-set defeat to win the second, 6-4, and force a third. Unfortunately, his opponent pulled out a 10-6 victory in the third to secure the clean sweep.
With the losses, the men drop to 3-11 overall and 1-3 in league play, while the women are 4-10 this season and 1-4 in conference action.
Below are the full results from Saturday's matches. Both sides are right back in action on Sunday, hosting Colgate in Quakertown at 3 p.m.
Bucknell - Men, L, 7-0
Singles
Nick Bybel (BU) def. Gavin Studner (LC) 6-1, 6-0
Daniel Wright (BU) def. Brian Stefanowicz (LC) 6-2, 6-0
Max Kane (BU) def. Chris Matturri (LC) 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
Andrei Vitiuc (BU) def. Matthew DeBenedetto (LC) 6-0, 6-2
Timer Erskine (BU) def. Andrew Reed (LC) 6-0, 6-0
Max McDonald (BU) def. Mason Keel (LC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Bybel / Wright (BU) def. Matturri / Stefanowicz (LC) 6-0
Kane / Erskine (BU) def. Chris Kim / Keel (LC) 6-1
Vitiuc / Ben Gerber (BU) def. Reed / Studner (LC) 6-1
Bucknell - Women, L, 7-0
Singles
Maria Cioffi (BU) def. Caroline Nixon (LC) 6-1, 6-1
Lisa Jouravleva (BU) def. Catherine Senopoulos (LC) 6-1, 6-0
Lauren Fishbein (BU) def. Rocine Moschella (LC) 6-3, 6-2
Michele Urbinati (BU) def. Haley Matthes (LC) 6-3, 6-1
Stephanie Pino (BU) def. Megan Reiling (LC) 6-1, 6-3
Madeline Melch (BU) def. Madison Olexson (LC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Cioffi / Urbinati (BU) def. Nixon / Moschella (LC) 6-3
Jouravleva / Fishbein (BU) def. Reiling / Senopoulos (LC) 6-1
Pino / Emilie Bush (BU) def. Olexson / Matthes (LC) 6-1