Men's Tennis Comes Back to Take Down Bucknell 4-3

Sunday, February 1

South Williamsport, Pa.

1 PM

University of Delaware

Bucknell

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

2/1/2026 7:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware men's tennis prevailed over Bucknell by a score to 4-3 in a come-from-behind victory on Sunday. The Fightin' Blue Hens improve to 2-0, while the Bison drop to 2-2.

Aristotelis Bezianis clinched the match for the Blue Hens with a win in fourth singles, prevailing 7-5 and 6-2 in the final two sets.

ON THE RECORD
"Aristotelis Bezianis," interim head coach Nathan Perrone said. "Put the team on his back down a set at 5-4 to come back and clinch it 4-3 for the Blue Hens. What a win. This Bucknell team is very good. Time to build off this into a tough week of four matches coming up. Let's go!"

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Pere Prat and Mason Robins took a doubles match for UD in their first doubles outing of the dual match season.
After dropping the doubles point and the first singles match, Delaware won the next three points, with Itamar Tapiro, Tobey Lock, and Luke Tollenaar picking up wins. Tapiro overcame a tied second set to earn the point.
In the final singles match of the day, Bezianis battled for two hours and 38 minutes against Bucknell's Liam Kilmer, where he secured the victory in a third set.

FULL RESULTS
SINGLES
1. Amar Tahirovic (BUCKNELL) def. Federico Garbero (DEL) 6-1, 6-3
2. Tobey Lock (DEL) def. Adam Stavrakas (BUCKNELL) 6-3, 6-2
3. Luke Tollenaar (DEL) def. Brendan McDonald (BUCKNELL) 6-2, 6-4
4. Aristotelis Bezianis (DEL) def. Liam Kilmer (BUCKNELL) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
5. Will Robinson (BUCKNELL) def. Euan Mackenzie (DEL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
6. Itamar Tapiro (DEL) def. Oscar Bain (BUCKNELL) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

DOUBLES
1. Brendan McDonald/Amar Tahirovic (BUCKNELL) def. #35 Euan Mackenzie/Tobey Lock (DEL) 6-3
2. Oscar Bain/Adam Stavrakas (BUCKNELL) def. #62 Itamar Tapiro/Federico Garbero (DEL) 6-2
3. Pere Prat/Mason Robins (DEL) def. Will Robinson/Shiv Singh (BUCKNELL) 6-2

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens return to the area, to take on FDU on Wednesday, February 4. The match will take place at noon at Elkton Indoor Tennis in Elkton, Md.

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