APRIL 1, 2017

KING'S MEN'S TENNIS WIN FREEDOM CONFERENCE OPENER AGAINST DESALES, 5-4

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's tennis team won two of three doubles contests, then split the six singles bouts to open up MAC Freedom Conference competition with a 5-4 victory over DeSales University Sunday at Kirby Park.

With the win King's improved to 3-4 while DeSales fell to 2-7.

Nathan Carl, Luke Whitenight, and 2016 MAC singles champion Tyler Millan were all winners in singles and doubles. Carl won a 6-3, 6-1 decision; Whitenight was a 6-1, 6-0 victor, while Millan posted a 6-1, 6-1 triumph to improve to 13-1 on the season. Josh Mesaris teamed with Millan to pick up a victory in doubles. 

King's will host Lebanon Valley College Sunday at 1:00 PM at Kirby Park.

King's College 5, DeSales University 4

 Singles competition 
1. Nathan Carl (K) def. Jorey Ferraro (D) 6-3, 6-1
2. Tyler Millan (K) def. Jeffrey Julien (DS) 6-1, 6-1
3. Luke Whitenight (K) def. Ben Greb (D) 6-1, 6-0
4. Josh Ferraro (D) def. Josh Mesaris (K) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
5. Jake McKinney (D) def. Tyler Tuck (K) 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
6. Brian Hayhurst (D) def. Cameron Tuck (K) 6-4, 6-4

 Doubles competition 
1. Nathan Carl/Luke Whiteknight (K) def. Jorey Ferraro/Jake McKinney (D) 8-3
2. Tyler Millan/Josh Mesaris (K) def. Jeffrey Julien/Josh Ferraro (D) 8-1
3. Ben Greb/Brian Hayhurst (D) def. Cameron Tuck/Ryan Kopishke (K) 8-6

Match Notes:
DeSales University 2-7
King's College 3-4
T-3:00  A-50