March 15, 2008
HILTON HEAD, SC - The Winston-Salem State University Rams tennis team finished their spring break competition week in Hilton Head, S.C. with a 7-0 loss to the Bucknell University Bison on Friday evening. The Rams are now 1-16 overall on the season with the loss while Bucknell improves to 6-3 on the season with the win.
In singles, Bucknell's Ryan Sandburg played at the No. 1 position for the second time this week, defeating WSSU's Brian Coxton, 6-3, 7-6 and 7-4 in the tie breaker to make him 5-5 on the season and 2-1 at No. 2. BU's Jonathan Brenner played at the No. 2 position for the first time this season, winning his match over Maximillian Glodde, 6-1, 6-1 to bring his season record to 6-4. At No. 3, BU freshman Anton Kovic played Ryan Linquist, winning 6-3, 6-1.
Freshman Mark Malloy played at No. 4, improving to 6-3 with a win over Troy Moore, 6-0, 6-0. At No. 5, junior Daniel Bednarek made his season debut, topping Patrick Jenkins, 6-0, 6-2, while at No. 6, junior Jamie Watson also made his first appearance this season, picking up a win over Andrew Jones, 6-2, 6-0 as Bucknell cruised out to an early 6-0 lead.
In doubles play, senior Ira Reibeisen and Sandburg improved to 6-2, with a win over Coxton and Glodde at No. 1 (8-2). At No. 2, Brenner and Kovic went 8-2 over Moore and Hunter, bringing the duo to 6-2 on the season, while at No. 3, Bednarek and Watson played for the first time this season, picking up a win over Linquist and Jones, 8-2.
The Bison swept all seven points from the Rams as WSSU dropped their 14th 7-0 decision of the season.
The loss drops the Rams to 1-16 on the year while the Bison improve to 6-3 on the season with the win.
The WSSU men return to action on Tuesday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. as they travel to
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Tennis Match Results
Mar 14, 2008 at Hilton Head, SC
Singles competition
1. Ryan Sandburg (BUCKNELL) def. Brian Coxton (WSSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Jonathan Brenner (BUCKNELL) def. Maximilian Glodde (WSSU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Anton Kovic (BUCKNELL) def. Ryan Lindquist (WSSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Mark Malloy (BUCKNELL) def.
5. Daniel Bednarek (BUCKNELL) def. Patrick Jenkins (WSSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Jamie Watson (BUCKNELL) def. Andrew Jones (WSSU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Ira Reibeisen/Ryan Sandburg (BUCKNELL) def. Brian Coxton/Maximilian Glodde (WSSU) 8-2
2. Jonathan Brenner/Anton Kovic (BUCKNELL) def. Ian Hunter/Troy Moore (WSSU) 8-2
3. Daniel Bednarek/Jamie Watson (BUCKNELL) def. Ryan Lindquist/Patrick Jenkins (WSSU) 8-2
Match Notes:
