University of Richmond
BUCKNELL
Men's Tennis Remains Undefeated Throughout The Weekend
03/19/2006 | Men's Tennis
March 19, 2006
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond men's tennis team continued its winning ways into Sunday's match with Bucknell University on the University of Richmond campus, as it captured its third-straight win in just as many days. Matt Stillwagon earned the tie-breaking win at No. 3 singles to help the Spiders to victory over the Bison, as they improved to 10-10.
The Stillwagon/Bobby McNally duo was unable to pick up a No. 1 doubles win; however, Doug Banker and Brett Waikart paired up at No. 2 for an 8-3 victory, while Chris Louis and David Berry paired up at No. 3 to pull through with a hard-earned 8-6 win to give the Spiders a 1-0 advantage going into singles action.
Louis took a win at No. 5 singles over Bucknell's Sandburg, while teammate Sommer won at No. 6 over the Bison's Brenner. Banker, McNally, and Belakhlef fought hard at the No. 1, 2, and 4 spots, respectively, but were unable to pick up wins for the Spiders, and the match came to a 3-3 tie with just Stillwagon and Lashnits remaining on the courts. Stillwagon came through for the Spiders and put Lashnits away in a hard-fought battle as the Spiders brought singles play to a 3-3 tie, ending the match 4-3.
"Stillwagon was undoubtedly the hero today," stated Richmond head coach Steve Gerstenfeld.
The Spiders will return to action this Friday with a conference match with Xavier at 2:30 p.m.
RICHMOND 4, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 3
Doubles:
1. Ira Reibeisen (B) def. Stillwagon/McNally (R), 8-6
2. Banker/Waikert (R) def. Lashnits/Sandburg (B), 8-3
3. Louis/Berry (R) def. Pikus/Brenner (B), 8-6
Singles:
1. Ira Reibeisen (B) def. Doug Banker (R), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2. Asher Salam (B) def. Bobby McNally (R), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
3. Matt Stillwagon (R) def. John Lashnits (B), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
4. Matt Pikus (B) def. Sami Belakhlef (R), 6-3, 6-4
5. Chris Louis (R) def. Ryan Sandburg (B), 6-3. 7-6
6. Michael Sommer (R) def. Jonathan Brenner (B), 6-1, 6-3
