APRIL 19, 2007
KING'S TENNIS IMPROVES TO
12-5 WITH 8-1 WIN OVER E-TOWN
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's tennis team prepped for this
weekend's Freedom Conference team tournament by defeating Elizabethtown
College 8-1 Thursday at Betzler Fields.
With the win, the Monarchs improved to 12-5 while the Blue Jays fell to
8-9.
Mike Portonova. Nick Hojsack, Blake Bonser, David Boe, and David
Kaluzavich were each winners in both singles and doubles for the
Monarchs.
Portonova improved to 16-1 with his 15th straight victory while
Kaluzavich upped his mark to 12-5. Portonova and Hojsack also teamed to
increase their doubles record to 11-3.
Second-seeded King's will now face third-seeded FDU-Florham in the
Freedom Conference semi-finals Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Drew University
in Madison, NJ. Should the Monarchs win, they will meet the
Drew-Wilkes survivor for the championship Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
King's College 8, Elizabethtown College 1
Singles competition:
1. Mike Portonova (K) def. Maarten Albers (E) 6-2, 6-1
2. Nick Hojsack (K) def. Ryan Knarr (E) 6-4, 6-0
3. Blake Bonser (K) def. Brok Walker (E) 6-1, 6-1
4. Andrew Voshell (E) def. Matt Dunne (K) 6-2, 6-2
5. David Boe (K) def. Zach Atkinson (E) 6-4, 2-6, 13-11
6. David Kaluzavich (K) def. James Dombach (E) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition:
1. Mike Portonova/Nick Hojsack (K) def. Maarten Albers/Brok Walker (E)
8-5
2. David Boe/Blake Bonser (K) def. Ryan Knarr/Andrew Voshell (E) 8-6
3. Matt Dunne/David Kaluzavich (K) def. Zach Atkinson/James Dombach (E)
8-3
Match Notes:
Elizabethtown College 8-9
King's College 12-5