Mount St. Mary's (4-8) at Bucknell (6-5)
Lewisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 22, 3:00 p.m.
Mount Update: Mount St. Mary's lost to Sacred
Heart, 6-1, at home on Saturday to fall to 4-8 on the season.
Freshman Mike Zabetakis won at No. 3 singles to improve to 10-7 on
the year.
About the Bison: Bucknell is 6-5 this year
after defeating Boston University, 4-3, in their last match. Gregg
Cohenca plays at the No. 1 spot in the lineup and has a 10-9 record
this season while No. 2 Evan Zimmer is 11-8 in singles play.
The All-Time Series: Bucknell holds a 12-2
lead in the all-time series that dates back to the 1992 season.
The Bison earned a 6-1 win over the Mount on March 24 in
Emmitsburg, Md, and have won the past 12 matchups between the two
schools.
Last Year's Meeting: Bucknell cruised to a 6-1
win at the Mount on March 24 last year. The Mount's Patrick
Plastow and Matthew Blake won at No. 1 doubles, but the Bison
rebounded to take wins at the other two doubles spots to earn the
point. Mike Salomon won 4-6, 7-5, 10-8 over Gregg Cohenca at No. 2
singles to provide the Mount's point.
Career Numbers: Senior Andrew Marinucci has
compiled 37 individual doubles wins during his Mount career, moving
him into a tie for ninth on the school's all-time list. Marinucci
has teamed with fellow senior Patrick Plastow for a 9-7 record this
season at No. 3 doubles.
Sophomore Sensations: Sophomores Matthew Blake
and Mike Salomon have compiled impressive career numbers at the
Mount over their first year and a half. Blake, who is playing at
the No. 1 spot in the order, is 26-11 (.703) during his career in
singles matches. Salomon, who is playing No. 2 singles, is 27-16
(.628) so far in singles matches at the Mount.
Up Next: The Mount returns to action on
Friday, March 25, with a 2:00 p.m. match at George Mason.