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APRIL 29, 2006
KING'S TENNIS HAS FOUR SINGLES PLAYERS, ONE DOUBLES TEAM ALIVE AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
BETHLEHEM -- After the first day of competition, the King's College men's tennis team has four singles players and one doubles squad still alive at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships at Lehigh University.
Sophomore Mike Portonova, the defending champion and top seed at the number-one singles flight, advanced with a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash of Susquehanna's Steve Kane. Fourth-seeded Nick Hojsack also advanced for King's with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Mike Clark of Scranton in the number-two singles flight.
Portonova and Hojsack, the top-seed in the number-one doubles flight, advanced with an 8-1 triumph over Vikram Arora and Dan Kiers of Scranton.
Portonova is slated to face Albright's Jeremy Speicher Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Hojsack will meet top-seeded Nate Ipsen of Messiah.
In doubles, Portonova and Hojsack will face John Stanley and Ipsen of Messiah Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
Junior Matt Dunne, unseeded in the number-three singles flight remained alive with a pair of victories. In his opening match, Dunne bested Paurush Shah of Scranton by a 7-6, 6-4 count, then upset fourth-seeded Arady Smolansky of FDU-Florham in 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 marathon. Dunne will next face Zach Kauffman of Lebanon Valley on Sunday.
Freshman Blake Bonser also advanced in the number-five singles flight with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over John Scarangello of Lycoming.
Senior Brett Shipe dropped his first match at number-four singles, falling by a 6-4, 7-6 decision to John Strutzman of Lycoming. Sophomore Davis Boe also fell in the opening round with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to third-seeded Mike Kennedy of Drew.
The tournament will conclude Sunday with play beginning at 10:00 a.m.
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