KINGSTON -- The King's College men's tennis team won its sixth straight match of the season as the Monarchs posted a 8-1 victory over visiting Eastern University Friday in the Kingston Indoor Tennis Center.  The match was moved from the outdoor Kirby Park courts to indoors due to the day-long rains in Northeastern, Pa.

With the win, the Monarchs improved to 7-4 over and 4-0 in the Freedom Conference.  Eastern, meanwhile, slipped to 2-6 and 0-3.

King's took a 3-0 lead after winning every doubles match.  The Monarchs made two big comebacks to sweep the doubles. In the number-one doubles match, King's Jonathan Hand and Povl Schmidt trailed Mike Roth and Jordan Gates 6-1 before rallying for a 9-7 triumph.  In the third doubles flight, the Monarch pairing of Tim Carroll and Jonathan Ferrie fell behind 5-1 to Dan Wilson and Sean McGuinness 5-1 before coming back to win 8-6.

Blake Bonser and David Kaluzavich were also doubles winners, downing Bryan Arnett and Taylor Kiser, 8-1.

King's would then lock up the match by winning five of the six singles contests. Hand, Schmidt, Bonser, Kaluzavich, Carroll, and Marco Stallone all won the individual contests.

The Monarchs will return to action Sunday with a 1:00 pm. contest against Elizabethtown College at Kirby Park, 

King's College 8, Eastern University 1

Singles:
1. Jonathan Hand (K) def. Michael Roth (E) 6-1, 6-7, 11-9
2. Jordan Gates (E) def. Povl Schmidt (K) 6-1, 6-0
3. Blake Bonser (K) def. Bryan Arnett (E) 6-0, 6-2
4. David Kaluzavich (K) def. Taylor Kiser (E) 6-3, 6-1
5. Tim Carroll (K) def. Dan Wilson (E) 6-1, 6-1
6. Marco Stallone (K) def. Sean McGuinness (E) 8-2

Doubles:
1. Jonathan Hand/Povl Schmidt (K) def. Michael Roth/Jordan Gates (E) 9-7
2. Blake Bonser/David Kaluzavich (K) def. Bryan Arnett/Taylor Kiser (E) 8-1
3. Tim Carroll/Jonathan Ferrie (K) def. Dan Wilson/Sean McGuinness (E) 8-6

Match Notes:
Eastern University 2-6, 0-3
King's College 7-4, 4-0
King's wins sixth straight match