Nick Zieziula

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY - The University at Buffalo men's tennis team took the brooms to non-conference opponents Bucknell and Duquesne with a pair of victories Saturday at St. Bonaventure University. In the first match of the day, the Bulls downed the Bison by a 5-2 score, then picked up a 6-1 win over the Dukes in the nightcap.

UB junior Nick Zieziula (Hamburg, NY/St. Francis) became the school's single-season victory leader in singles play during the Division I era. Zieziula picked up the mark in his opening match, a 6-1, 6-4 win over Bucknell's Gerald DiChiara at second singles. Zieziula moved up to the number one singles spot for his win against Duquesne's Devon Peightal, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 1-0 (10-8). Zieziula passed John Lavere's 1992-93 season total of 20 singles wins and now stands with a 22-8 mark in 2003-04.

Zieziula also paired with Randy Rocchio (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) at the top doubles spot to pick up victories over Bucknell's Nick Denefrio and Matt Pikus (8-4) and Duquesne's Peightal and Rodrigo Lacayo (8-6).

The Bulls host Mid-American Conference rival and 63rd-ranked Western Michigan in their only home appearance of the season on Sunday. The match, held at the Village Glen Tennis Center, is slated to begin at 4:00 pm.

Complete results of Saturday's matches are below.

Buffalo 5, Bucknell 2

Doubles

1 Randy Rocchio/Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Nick Denefrio/Matt Pikus (BU), 8-4

2 Ivan Chamdani/Yules Hadisubroto (UB) d. Joe Menezes/Asher Salam (BU), 8-5

3 Gerald DiChiara/Aaron Saperstein (BU) d. Joe Popielarczyk/Mike Zappone (UB), 8-3

4 Josh Liederman/Rangga Prayudha (UB) d. Brian Cohen/Wes Madara (BU), 8-2 (exhibition)

Singles

1 Randy Rocchio (UB) d. Nick Denefrio (BU), 6-1, 6-3

2 Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Gerald DiChiara (BU), 6-1, 6-4

3 Asher Salam (BU) d. Josh Liederman (UB), 6-3, 6-4

4 Matt Pikus (BU) d. Rangga Prayudha (UB), 7-6 (5), 6-4

5 Yules Hadisubroto (UB) d. Joe Menezes (BU), 6-2, 6-3

6 Ivan Chamdani (UB) d. Aaron Saperstein (BU), 6-4, 6-2

Buffalo 6, Duquesne 1

Doubles

1 Randy Rocchio/Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Devon Peightal/Rodrigo Lacayo (DU), 8-6

2 Josh Liederman/Rangga Prayudha (UB) d. Robert Schirripa/Robert Ojeda (DU), 8-4

3 Albert Alant/Joe Popielarczyk (UB) d. Michael Belmonte/Joseph Esposito (DU), 8-5

Singles

1 Nick Zieziula (UB) d. Devon Peightal (DU), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)

2 Josh Liederman (UB) d. Rodrigo Lacayo (DU), 6-4, 6-3

3 Mike Rockman (UB) d. Robert Ojeda (DU), 6-0, 6-3

4 Yules Hadisubroto (UB) d. Robert Schirripa (DU), 6-1, 6-0

5 Michael Belmonte (DU) d. Mike Zappone (UB), 6-0, 6-3

6 Joe Popielarczyk (UB) d. Joseph Esposito (DU), 6-1, 6-4