Feb. 8, 2008

ITHACA, N.Y. - The Bucknell men's tennis team opened a three-match weekend with a scrimmage against Cornell on Friday night. Senior Ira Reibeisen (Armonk, N.Y./Rye Country Day-Upper School) and freshman Anton Kovic (Montreal, Quebec/Milton Academy (Mass.)) picked up wins for the Bison in No. 1 and No. 6 singles, respectively.

At the No. 1 position in singles, Reibeisen defeated Jonathan Jaklitsch of Cornell, 3-6, 7-6, 10-8. In No. 2 singles, Jeremy Feldman topped junior Ryan Sandburg (Orange, Calif./Canyon), 3-6, 6-1, 5-10, and at the No. 3 spot, Andy Gauthier went 1-6, 7-6, 3-10, over sophomore Zach Hascoe (Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick). Junior Jonathan Brenner (Manhasset, N.Y./Chaminade) dropped his match, 7-6, 3-6, 7-10, to Mirza Klis at the No. 4 position and at the No. 5 spot, Peter Kung defeated freshman Mark Malloy (Bronxville, N.Y./Hackley School), 1-6, 2-6. Rounding out singles play, Kovic won his match over Bryant Young, 6-4, 6-7, 10-6, at the No. 6 position.

In doubles, Brenner and Sandburg fell to Kyle Doppelt and Weston Nichols, 4-8 at the No. 1 position, while Joshua Goldstein and Rory Heggie defeated Reibeisen and Kovic at the No. 2 spot, 6-8. In No. 3 doubles, Marc Arsch and Klis were victorious over Malloy and senior Ben Young (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan), 3-8.

The Bison will return to action tomorrow with a match against Quinnipiac at 4 p.m. in Ithaca, N.Y. and will wrap up the weekend playing the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sunday at 10 a.m.

SINGLES
1. Ira Reibeisen def. Jonathan Jaklitsch (3-6, 7-6, 10-8)
2. Jeremy Feldman def. Ryan Sandburg (3-6, 6-1, 5-10)
3. Andy Gauthier def. Zach Hascoe (1-6, 7-6, 3-10)
4. Mirza Klis def. Jonathan Brenner (7-6, 3-6, 7-10)
5. Peter Kung def. Mark Malloy (1-6, 2-6)
6. Anton Kovic def. Bryant Young (6-4, 6-7, 10-6)

DOUBLES
1. Kyle Doppelt / Weston Nichols def. Ryan Sandburg / Jonathan Brenner (4-8)
2. Joshua Goldstein / Rory Heggie def. Ira Reibeisen / Anton Kovic (6-8)
3. Marc Asch / Mirza Klis def. Ben Young / Mark Malloy (3-8)