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APRIL 19, 2007MIKE PORTONOVA NAMED MAC FREEDOM CONFERENCE "PLAYER OF THE YEAR" FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON
(Hojsack Earns Second-Team Berth for Second Year in a Row)ANNVILLE -- King's College tennis standout Mike Portonova (Hazleton/Bishop Hafey) has been named the MAC Freedom Conference "Player of the Year" for the third straight season, the Middle Atlantic Conference Office announced Thursday. Additionally, Monarch teammate Nick Hojsack (Kingston/Wyoming Valley West) was a second-team All-Freedom selection.
A junior, Portonova was named the conference's top player by a vote of league coaches for the third straight season. The Monarch star has won the Middle Atlantic Conference singles championship each of the past two seasons, as well as the 2006 doubles title.
In his three-year career with the Monarchs, Portonova owns a 64-2 singles record and is currently 15-1 with 14 straight victories. This season he has won 31 sets, including 17 straight, while drooping just three.
Hojsack, meanwhile, is a repeat second-team choice who is 11-5 playing behind Portonova at number-two singles. A year ago the Monarch junior teamed with Portonova to win the 2006 MAC doubles championship and the duo have joined forces again this season to post a 10-3 record.
Both Portonova and Hojsack will look to defend their titles April 28-29 when the conference championships are held at Kirby Park.
2007 First Team All-Freedom Conference
Player Team Yr. Hometown (High School)
Mike Portonova King’s Jr. Hazleton, PA (Bishop Hafey)
Kyle Ungvarsky Wilkes So. Horseheads, NY (Horseheads)
Anthony Tunnero Drew Fr. Flemington, NJ (St. Joseph)
Adam Geiger FDU-Florham So. Mountainside, NJ (Governor Livingston)
Mike Byerly Lycoming Sr. West Milton, PA (Lewisburg)
Alex Bruin FDU-Florham Fr. Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque Acad.)
Scott Melideo Scranton Fr. Dix Hills, NY (Half Hallow Hills)
2007 Second Team All-Freedom Conference
Player Team Yr. Hometown (High School)
Nick Hojsack King’s Jr. Kingston, PA (Wyoming Valley West)
Ross Lieblich Drew Sr. Hurley, NY (Kingston)
Vikram Rao Drew Jr. Staten Island, NY (Staten Island)
Jason Woods Drew Jr. Deertrack Lane, NY (Irvington)
Jason Thalmann FDU-Florham Jr. Delmar, NY (Albany Acad.)PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mike Portonova, King’s
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Anthony Tunnero, Drew
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jeff Brandes, Drew
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