APRIL 14, 2010
KING'S TENNIS FALLS TO FIRST-PLACE WILKES
WILKES-BARRE -- Visiting Wilkes University swept every match as the Colonels showed why they stand in first-place in the Freedom Conference with a 9-0 decision over King's College Wednesday at Kirby Park.
With the win, Wilkes improved to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the Freedom Conference while the Monarchs slipped to 5-7 overall and 2-1 in league play.
Wilkes captured the opening three singles bouts before moving on to singles. There, the Colonels won all six contests without losing more than two sets in any match.
The Monarchs return to action Friday with a 3:00 p.m. contest against Eastern University in St. David's.
Wilkes 9, King's College 0
| Singles competition |
| 1. Cesar Leon (W) def. Johnathan Hand (K) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2. Chris Cozzillio (W) def. Tim Carroll (K) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3. Jeremy Nolt (W) def. Michael Steinberger (K) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 4. Wes McCollum (W) def. Nick Conte (K) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Evan Katz (W) def. Marco Stallone (K) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Clarke Freeman (W) def. David Chen (K) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Chris Cozzillio/Jeremy Nolt (W) def. Tim Carroll/Johnathan Hand (K) 8-5 |
| 2. Clarke Freeman/Cesar Leon (W) def. Jonathan Ferrie/Joe Guza (K) 8-0 |
| 3. Evan Katz/Wes McCollum (W) def. Nick Conte/Michael Steinberger (K) 8-2 |
