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APRIL 23, 2008KING'S TENNIS PLACES THREE ON ALL-FREEDOM TEAM
WILKES-BARRE -- Three members of the King's College men's tennis team have been named to the 2008 All-Freedom Conference Team. Selected to the first team was senior Nick Hojsack, while junior Blake Bonser and sophomore Johnathan Hand were second-team choices.
Hojsack has played number-one singles and doubles for the Monarchs all season and has posted a combined 19-21 record, going 8-12 in singles and 11-9 in doubles. Hojsack has been a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two years and has two Middle Atlantic Conference doubles championships to his credit in 2006 and 2007. Hojsack also owns a 44-48 singles record in his four-year career at King's.
Bonser holds down the number-three singles spot while playing second doubles during the season. This season he has a combined 24-14 mark, compiled a team-best 15-6 singles record while going 9-8 in doubles, playing with five different partners.
Hand, meanwhile, enjoyed a fine first year with the Monarchs after transferring from Mercer Community College in New Jersey. Playing number-two singles and first doubles the majority of the season, Hand owns a combined 21-19 record, going 10-10 in singles and 11-9 in doubles
The trio will attempt to win Middle Atlantic Conference championships this weekend when King's competes in the MAC Individual Championships Saturday and Sunday at Kirby Park and the Wilkes University Courts at Ralston Field.
2008 First Team All-Freedom Conference
Player Team Yr. Hometown (High School)
Julian Oribe Manhattanville Fr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wes McCollum Wilkes Fr. Harrisburg, PA (Central Dauphin)
Nick Hojsack King’s Sr. Kingston, PA (Wyoming Valley West)
Tim Fitzgerald Arcadia Sr. Wilmington, DE (St. Mark’s)
Kyle Ungvarsky Wilkes Jr. Horseheads, NY (Horseheads)
Jason Thalmann FDU-Florham Sr. Delmar, NY (Albany Acad.)
Lance Dorfi Manhattanville Jr. North Salem, NY (North Salem)
2008 Second Team All-Freedom Conference
Player Team Yr. Hometown (High School)
Adam Geiger FDU-Florham Jr. Mountainside, NJ (Governor Livingston)
Johnathan Hand King’s So. Florence, NJ (Florence)
Blake Bonser King’s Jr. Tannersville, PA (Pocono Mt. East)
Chris Cozzillio Wilkes Fr. Harrisburg, PA (Trinity)
Alex Bruin FDU-Florham So. Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque Acad.)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tim Fitzgerald, Arcadia
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Julian Oribe, Manhattanville
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Leicht, Wilkes