APRIL 11, 2010
KING'S MEN'S TENNIS BLANKS LANCASTER BIBLE, 9-0
LANCASTER -- The King's College men's tennis team dropped just 20 games in a combined nine matches as the Monarchs posted a 9-0 victory over host Lancaster Bible College Sunday in Lancaster.
With the win, King's improved to 4-6 on the year while Lancaster Bible fell to 0-7.
King's took a 3-0 lead in the team score after doubles as Joe Guza and Marco Stallone posted an 8-2 triumph in the first flight. Teammates Matt Grassi and Pasquale Romano also earned an 8-2 victory in the second flight while Lee Arner and Matt Herr tallied an 8-4 triumph in the number-three flight.
In singles, King's won all six matches by a combined score of 72-12 in games won-lost with no Monarch player losing more than three games in any set. Jon Hand registered a 6-3, 6-2 win in the number-one slot while Tim Carroll and Stallone earned identical 6-0, 6-0 victories in the second and fourth positions respectively. Nick Conte and Joe Guza each garnered 6-3, 6-0 wins at the third and fifth single spots while David Chen rounded out the winners with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at number-six singles.
King's returns to action Monday with a 2:00 p.m. against Keystone College at Kirby Park.
King's College 9, Lancaster Bible 0
Singles competition:
1. Johnathan Hand (K) def. Phil Smock (L) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tim Carroll (K) def. Peter Coderre (L) 6-0, 6-0
3. Nick Conte (K) def. Dan McAllister (L) 6-3, 6-0
4. Marco Stallone (K) def. Brendan Arey (L) 6-0, 6-0
5. Joe Guza (K) def. Josh Formanek (L) 6-3, 6-0
6. David Chen (K) def. Caleb Graves (L) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition:
1. Joe Guza/Marco Stallone (K) def. Phil Smock/Peter Coderre (L) 8-2
2. Matt Grassi/Pasquale Romano (K) def. Dan McAllister/Josh Formanek (L) 8-2
3. Lee Arner/Paul Herr (K) def. Brendan Arey/Caleb Graves (L) 8-4
Match Notes:
Lancaster Bible 0-7
King;s 4-6
