LOUDONVILLE, New York- Marist men's tennis earned their first win of the season over Bucknell 5-2. The Red Foxes squared off against the Bison as part of the Siena Invitational held at Tri-City Fitness. The win brings the men's overall record to 1-1.

The men won four singles matches on the day with a couple of them going down to the wire. Christopher Gladden won his first set to Andrei Vitiuc 6-2 but dropped the next one 5-7. He rebounded in the tie-breaker set 6-3. John Oxner dropped his first set to Alex Pedrazzini 2-6 but came from behind to win 7-5, 7-6.

Piotr Sowinski and Carlos Moreno played in the first doubles spot and lost a tight match to Max McDonald and Andrei Vitiuc 7-6.  The team of Gladden and Oxner took down Pedrazzini and Jurist 6-1 from the second doubles spot. Schouten and Darrington posted a 6-3 win over Jacobs and Krantz from the third doubles spot.
 

FROM THE COACH

"This was a tremendous team effort, winning the critical doubles point and then prevailing in several outstanding singles matches," Lauded Director of Tennis Operations Gary Sussman. "The  men displayed a lot of heart as they had to dig deep against a quality opponent to record the victory.  And a special congrats to freshman Jack Sequerth, who recorded his first dual match win at sixth singles."
 

UP NEXT

The men will stay in New York to take on Colgate on Saturday February 9. First set is slated for 4 pm.
 

SINGLES

S1 Ethan Jacobs def.Piotr Sowinski 6-4, 6-3
S2 Lars Schouten def. Max McDonald 7-6, 6-4
S3 Christopher Gladden def. Andrei Vitiuc 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 
S4 John Oxner def. Alex Pedrazzini, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6
S5  Ryan Jurist def. Kian Yazdi 6-4, 6-2
S6 Jack Sequerth def. Drew Krantz 6-4, 7-5
 

DOUBLES

D1 McDonald/Vitiuc def. Sowinski/Carlos Moreno 7-6
D2 Gladden/Oxner def. Pedrazzini/Jurist 6-1
D3 Schouten/Darrington def. Jacobs/Krantz 6-3