South Williamsport, Pa. (January 23, 2026) — The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team opened the spring season with a 7-0 loss to Bucknell University on Friday in a non-conference matchup played indoors at the Central PA Tennis Center. The Mount moves to 0-1 overall.

Bucknell secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. At No. 1, Brendan McDonald and Amar Tahirovic defeated Akarsh Gaonkar and Alexi Roy, 6-4. The Bison clinched the point at No. 3 as William Robinson and Oscar Bain edged Alessio Guarino and Ryan Wagner in a tightly contested tiebreak. Mount St. Mary's picked up a doubles win at No. 2, where Stefanos Pournaropoulos and Nikos Makris topped Shiv Singh and Liam Kilmer, 6-3.

In singles play, Bucknell won all six matches to secure the team victory. The Bison earned straight-set wins at the top three positions, including a 6-0, 6-2 decision at No. 1 singles. At No. 4, Ryan Wagner captured the opening set before Robinson rallied for a three-set win. Bucknell also recorded straight-set victories at the fifth and sixth positions.

Match Results

Doubles

1. McDonald/Tahirovic (BU) def. Gaonkar/Roy (MSM), 6-4

2. Pournaropoulos/Makris (MSM) def. Singh/Kilmer (BU), 6-3

3. Robinson/Bain (BU) def. Guarino/Wagner (MSM), 7-6

Bucknell wins doubles point

Singles

1. Tahirovic (BU) def. Gaonkar (MSM), 6-0, 6-2

2. Kilmer (BU) def. Pournaropoulos (MSM), 7-6, 6-1

3. McDonald (BU) def. Roy (MSM), 6-1, 6-2

4. Robinson (BU) def. Wagner (MSM), 3-6, 6-2, 10-5

5. Singh (BU) def. Makris (MSM), 6-1, 6-2

6. Bain (BU) def. Guarino (MSM), 6-2, 6-2