April 24, 2008

LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's tennis team is prepared to travel to Hamilton, N.Y., this weekend, April 25-27, for the Patriot League Tournament, hosted by Colgate. The Bison (10-9, 3-2 PL) are currently ranked third in the league behind Navy (18-8, 5-0 PL) in first and Army (14-7, 5-1 PL) in second. This is Bucknell's highest seed in the tournament since 2001. Bucknell will start play on Friday, taking on No. 6 Lehigh at 12:30 p.m.

Bucknell Men's Tennis Notebook

Weekend Schedule -
Friday, April 25:
- No. 4 Colgate vs. No. 5 Lafayette - 9:15 a.m.
- No. 3 Bucknell vs. No. 6 Lehigh - 12:30 p.m.
- No. 2 Army vs. No. 7 Holy Cross - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26:
- No. 1 Navy vs. Winner No. 4 Colgate/No. 5 Lafayette - 10 a.m.
- Winner No. 2 Army/No. 7 Holy Cross vs. Winner No. 3 Bucknell/No. 6 Lehigh - 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 27:
- Championship Match - 1 p.m.

Last Season at the Patriot League Tournament -
- Bucknell defeated Lehigh by a score of 4-0 in the first round to move on and play Navy in the semifinal. The Bison dropped the match against No. 1 seeded Navy, 4-3.

2008 Patriot League Regular Season Recap -
- Against Navy, March 30: Loss (4-1) ... Singles wins: Zach Hascoe (No. 3) def. Jason Hill, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
- Against Colgate, April 5: Win (4-3) ... Doubles wins: Jonathan Brenner/Anton Kovic def. John Nogueras/Michael Yassky 8-2 ... Singles wins: Ryan Sandburg (No. 2) def. John Nogueras 6-1, 6-2; Zach Hascoe (No. 3) def. Tyler Deck 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4); Jonathan Brenner (No. 4) def. Phil Bernasek 6-4, 7-5; Mark Malloy (No. 6) def. R. Goussiantnikov 6-3, 6-1.
- Against Lehigh, April 10: Win (6-1) ... Doubles Wins: Anton Kovic/Jonathan Brenner (No. 2) def. Arnaldo Pacheco/Cameron Silbert 8-5; Mark Malloy/Ben Young (No. 3) def. J.T. Bolcar and Robert Bolcar 8-6 ... Singles wins: Ira Reibeisen (No. 1) def. John Nespoli 6-1, 7-5; Ryan Sandburg (No. 2) def. Troy List 6-2, 2-6, 10-3; Zach Hascoe (No. 3) def. J.T. Boclar 6-1, 6-0; Anton Kovic (No. 5) def. Mike Gordon 6-2, 6-4; Mark Malloy (No. 6) def. Chris Collins 6-1, 6-2.
- Against Army, April 12: Loss (5-2) ... Doubles Wins: Ben Young/Mark Malloy (No. 3) def. Tripp Johnson/Jordan Girdley 8-6 ... Singles Wins: Zach Hascoe (No. 3) def. Chris Albornoz 6-2, 6-3; Mark Malloy (No. 6) def. Bruno Lucivero 6-4, 6-1.
- Against Lafayette, April 13: Win (5-2) ... Doubles wins: Ira Reibeisen/Ryan Sandburg (No. 1) def. Brett Kraft/Lee Kojanis 8-2; Jonathan Brenner/Anton Kovic (No. 2) def. Eric Wiley/James Murphy 8-6; Mark Malloy/Ben Young (No. 3) def. Matt McGranaghan/Kyle MacLelland 8-5 ... Singles wins: Ira Reibeisen (No. 1) def. Eric Wiley 6-2, 6-2; Ryan Sandburg (No. 2) def. Matt McGranaghan 4-6, 6-4, 6-0; Jonathan Brenner (No. 4) def. Lee Kojanis 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Mark Malloy (No. 6) def. James Murphy 6-1, 6-2.

Bucknell Team Leaders -
- After Bucknell's match against Delaware, Malloy continues to lead the Bison in doubles wins, now with 14 this season, while Young follows with 13. In singles, Malloy also posts a team-high 12 wins this spring.

Spring 2008 Singles Records -
- Ira Reibeisen - 8-7 (No. 1)
- Ryan Sandburg - 11-9 (4-1, No. 1), (7-8, No. 2)
- Zach Hascoe - 10-8 (3-0, No. 2), (7-8, No. 3)
- Jonathan Brenner - 9-11 (1-0, No. 2), (4-1, No. 3), (4-10, No. 4)
- Mark Malloy - 12-6 (1-0, No. 4), (7-3, No. 5), (4-3 No. 6)
- Anton Kovic - 8-10 (1-0, No. 3), (3-2, No. 4), (2-5, No. 5), (2-3, No. 6)
- Daniel Bednarek - 1-0 (No. 5)
- Jamie Watson - 1-0 (No. 6)
- Ben Young - 4-2 (No. 6)

Spring 2008 Doubles Records -
- Ryan Sandburg / Ira Reibeisen - 11-7 (No. 1)
- Jonathan Brenner / Anton Kovic - 10-8 (No. 2)
- Ben Young / Mark Malloy - 13-4 (No. 3)
- Jonathan Brenner / Ryan Sandburg - 0-2 (No. 1)
- Ira Reibeisen / Anton Kovic - 0-2 (No. 2)
- Zach Hascoe / Mark Malloy - 1-1 (No. 3)
- Daniel Bednarek / Jamie Watson - 1-0 (No. 3)

Current Bison in Bucknell's Record Books -
- All-Time Top-10: Combined Victories
- Ira Reibeisen - 144 (No. 1)
- Ryan Sandburg - 116 (No. 2)
- Jonathan Brenner - 97 (No. 7)
- Ben Young - 89 (No. 8)
- All-Time Top-10: Singles Victories
- Ira Reibeisen - 75 (No. 1)
- Ryan Sandburg - 48 (No. 7)
- All-Time Top-10 Doubles Victories
- Ira Reibeisen - 68 (Tied No. 1)
- Ryan Sandburg - 68 (Tied No. 1)
- Jonathan Brenner - 57 (No. 2)
- Ben Young - 48 (No. 7)

Bison Honors in 2007-08 -
- On Jan. 31, Bucknell men's tennis was picked third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll with 48 points. Navy led the way in first with 70 points and 10 first-place votes and Army followed in second with 64 points and four first-place votes. Rounding out the list was fourth-place Colgate (44 points), fifth-place Lehigh (31 points), sixth-place Lafayette (25 points) and seventh-place Holy Cross (12 points).
- On Nov. 14, Reibeisen was named Patriot League Player of the Month and on Oct. 3, he received an honorable mention for Player of the Month.