NCAA
DIVISION II TENNIS EAST REGIONALS
Kutztown Blanks FPC, 5-0
ALLENTOWN, Pa.
(May 3, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
fell to
Kutztown University, the #1 seed in the East Region, 5-0
at the NCAA Division II East Regional at West End Racquet
Club this afternoon. Kutztown jumped out to the early lead,
winning all of its doubles matches.
Alok Bhide (Pune,
India) and Guillermo Ramos defeated FPC's Darko Minic
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia/XII Belgrade Gimnasium) and
Maciej Szpakowski (Cutchougue, N.Y./Mattituck),
8-1, at #1 doubles to lead off the afternoon.
Johannes Wingerter
recorded a two set shutout over junior Michael Hoffner
(Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) at #2 doubles after an 8-4
win at #2 doubles with teammate Mukundan Nandakumar
(Chennai, India).
Gustavo Boratto also
posted a 6-0, 6-0 win in his singles match after posting
an 8-1 win at #3 doubles with partner Velmurugan Annamalai.
Kutztown advances
to the East Region finals, where it will play #3 Concordia
(N.Y.) University at noon. Concordia upset second-seeded
Millersville University, 5-4, in Friday's other semifinal.
The winner of tomorrow's second round earns a trip to the
NCAA Championships in Kansas City, Mo. on May 9-12.
FP
closes out the
2002 season with a 15-12 record overall, 10-2 in Conference
play. The trip to the East Regional marked FPC's first NCAA
Tournament berth in program history.
| Singles |
Winner
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
| Darko Minic (FPC)
vs. Mukundan Nandakumar (KU) |
--
|
4-3
|
DNF
|
| Michael Hoffner
(FPC) vs. Johannes Wingerter (KU) |
KU
|
6-0
|
6-0
|
| Ricky
Sanford (FPC) vs. Alok Bhide (KU) |
--
|
5-3
|
DNF
|
| Matt
Szpakowski (FPC) vs. Velmurugan Annamalai (KU) |
--
|
6-0
|
3-0 DNF
|
| Art Shannon (FPC)
vs. Guillermo Ramos (KU) |
--
|
5-4
|
DNF
|
| Ryan
Jones (FPC) vs. Gustavo Borato (KU) |
KU
|
6-0
|
6-0
|
|
Doubles
|
Winner
|
Set
|
|
Minic/Szpakowski
(FPC) vs. Bhide/Ramos (KU)
|
KU
|
8-1
|
|
Hoffner/Sanford
(FPC) vs. Nandakumar/Wingerter (KU)
|
KU
|
8-4
|
|
Shannon/Teague
(FPC) vs. Boratto/Annamalai (KU)
|
KU
|
8-1
|