APRIL 29, 2018

KING'S MEN'S TENNIS POSTS 8-1 WIN OVER MORAVIAN

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's tennis team prepped for this week's MAC Freedom Conference Tournament with a 8-1 victory over visiting Moravian College in a non-conference matchup Sunday at Kirby Park.

With the win King's improved to 13-6 while the Greyhounds slipped to 3-11.

King's started the match sweeping all three doubles contests before claiming five of the six singles matches. Tyler Millan improved to 20-4 with a straight set singles victory in the number-two flight. Terry Briggs earned a 6-0, 6-0 win at number-three singles while Austin Mackey and Cameron Tuck dropped just two games in each of their matches.  Mackey improved to 18-6 with his singles victory.

Millan and Nathan Carl were 8-1 winners in the number-one doubles flight while Mackey and Homschek  posted a 8-6 triumph in the second flight. Briggs and Tuck were 8-3 victors in the third flight. 

Second-seeded King's will host third-seeded FDU-Florhan in the Freedom Conference semi-finals Wednesday at Kirby Park.

King's College 8, Moravian College 1

 Singles competition 
1. Peter Demyan (M) def. Nathan Carl (K) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
2. Tyler Millan (K) def. Isaac Schefer (M) 6-2, 6-2
3. Terry Briggs (K) def. Mike Palmeri (M) 6-0, 6-0
4. Austin Mackey (K) def. Mason Hudnall (M) 6-0, 6-2
5. Cameron Tuck (K) def. Sean Kearns (M) 6-2, 6-0
6. Jason Homschek (K) def. Chris Csencsits (M) 7-5, 6-3

 Doubles competition 
1. Nathan Carl/Tyler Millan (K) def. Peter Demyan/Isaac Schefer (M) 8-1
2. Austin Mackey/Jason Homschek (K) def. Chris Csencsits/Mason Hudnall (M) 8-6
3. Terry Briggs/Cameron Tuck (K) def. Sean Kearns/Mike Palmeri (M) 8-3

Match Notes:
Moravian College 3-11
King's College 13-6