April 2, 2013

MERION STATION, Pa. - The Saint Joseph's men's tennis team battled hard with Bucknell on Tuesday, but the Hawks ultimately fell to the Bison, 4-3, at the SJU Tennis Complex. The Hawks were victorious in the final three singles flights, but Bucknell got wins in singes flights one through three and took the doubles point to secure the victory.

Max Montague was a 6-2, 6-3 straight-sets winner in the fourth flight, while Dan Barrus took the sixth flight in a supertiebreaker, 3-6, 6-3, 12-10.

Jeff Kessler won his fifth flight match in a tough three-setter, coming from a set down to earn a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 win.

Pierre Brondeau lost a three-set match, falling by a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 score, in the second flight.

The Hawks will head across town to take on local rival Drexel on Thursday. The match is set to begin at 2:30 p.m.

Bucknell 4, Saint Joseph's 3

Doubles
1. Aidan Lynch / Evan Zimmer (BU) def. Dan Barrus / Jeff Kessler (SJU), 8-6
2. Nick Bybel / Josh Katten (BU) def. Max Montague / Andres Urrea (SJU), 8-5
3. Octavio Canibe / Kelly Morque (BU) def. Pierre Brondeau / Alex Veronis (SJU), 8-6

Singles
1. Bybel (BU) def. Veronis (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
2. Morque (BU) def. Brondeau (SJU), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
3. Zimmer (BU) def. Tommy Gates (SJU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Montague (SJU) def. Katten (BU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Kessler (SJU) def. Kyle Rosen (BU), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
6. Barrus (SJU) def. Canibe (BU), 3-6, 6-3, 12-10 (STB)

Game Scores
Singles: Bucknell 66, Saint Joseph's 57
Doubles: Bucknell 24, Saint Joseph's 17
Total: Bucknell 90, Saint Joseph's 74