EASTON, Pa. - In the penultimate match of the Patriot League regular season, Bucknell defeated the Lafayette Men's Tennis team 4-1 on Tuesday night in a match relocated from the Sullivan Courts indoors to the Northwood Racquet Club.
Playing at No. 2 singles, sophomore
John Yurconic earned the Leopards lone team point of the match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Max McDonald. Sophomore
Brandt Baldwin was also locked in a tight affair against Andrei Vitiuc before play was halted when the Bison clinched the fourth team point of the evening.
Lafayette will play its final Patriot League match of the regular season on Saturday afternoon at rival Lehigh. Seeds for the upcoming Patriot League Tournament will be determined early next week to determine pairings for the championships hosted by Army West Point from April 18 through April 21.
BUCKNELL 4, LAFAYETTE 1
Doubles - Max McDonald and Marwan Abaza, B, def.
John Yurconic and
Daniel Kramer 6-1; Ethan Jacobs and Cooper Bradshaw, B, def.
Brandt Baldwin and
William Barry 6-4;
Andrew Reed and
Ross Coleman, L, no match.
Singles - Ethan Jacobs, B, def.
William Barry 6-2, 6-3;
John Yurconic, L, def. Max McDonald 6-4, 6-2; Marwan Abaza, B, def.
Daniel Kramer 6-0, 6-4; Andrei Vitiuc, B, led Brandt Baldwon 7-5, 3-2, DNF; Cooper Bradshaw, B, def.
Paul Caruso 6-0, 6-1; Ryan Jurist, B, vs.
Ross Coleman, DNF.
