Lewisburg, Pa. – The Fordham men's tennis team traveled to Bucknell University on Saturday where the Rams fell to the Bison, 5-2, at the Central PA Tennis Center.
 
The Rams dropped the doubles point and Bucknell won four of te six singles matches for the win. Fordham collected points at first singles where Quinn Fender won in three sets and sixth singles where Sampras Rakotondrainibe was up in the third set when his opponent had to retire.
 
Bucknell 5, Fordham 2
Lewisburg, Pa. | Central PA Tennis Center
Saturday, March 4, 2023

SINGLES
1. Quinn Fender (FOR) def. Harrison Gold (BUCKNELL) 2-6, 7-6, 7-6
2. Nick Mueller (BUCKNELL) def. Nicholas Kanazirev (FOR) 6-0, 6-1
3. Michael Owen (BUCKNELL) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley (FOR) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
4. Tim Zelikovsky (BUCKNELL) def. Toi Kobayashi (FOR) 7-6, 6-4
5. Brendan McDonald (BUCKNELL) def. John Mascone (FOR) 6-1, 7-5
6. Sampras Rakotondrainibe (FOR) def. Oscar Moreno de Vega (BUCKNELL) 6-3, 4-6, 3-2, retired
 
DOUBLES
1. Harrison Gold/Brendan McDonald (BUCKNELL) def. Quinn Fender/Nicholas Kanazirev (FOR) 6-1
2. Oscar Moreno de Vega/Amar Tahirovic (BUCKNELL) def. Toi Kobayashi/Giorgio Soemarno (FOR) 6-4
3. Nick Mueller/Michael Owen (BUCKNELL) def. Dhillon Virdee-Oakley/S. Rakotondrainibe (FOR) 6-4
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
• The Rams host Wagner College on Saturday, March 11, at 6:00 p.m. at Life Time Athletic.