Box Score WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Junior
Jason Mifsud (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) posted a singles and a doubles win at the No. 1 flights on Saturday, Oct. 8 to lead the Lycoming College men’s tennis team at the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships at Kirby Park.
Mifsud posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over Alvernia’s Nathan Bauer in the first round, but fell to Wilkes’ Steve Wilson in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-1.
At No. 2 singles, junior
David Brown (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) fell to Messiah’s Michael Brookhart in a super tiebreaker in the quarterfinals, 4-6, 6-1, 11-9.
In doubles, the duo also reached the quarterfinals, notching an 8-3 win over FDU-Florham’s Mitch Gettis and Ryan Kearns before falling to third-seeded Tim Carroll and Chris Cozzillio of King’s (Pa.), 8-4.
Senior
Cody Heffner (Williamsport, Pa./Muncy) downed Herschel Dube of Eastern, 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round of the third-flight before falling to third-seeded Dean Tahir of Manhattanville, 6-3, 1-6, 11-9 in the quarterfinals. At No. 4, freshman
Sean Marshall (Waverly, N.Y./Athens Area) posted an opening round 6-1, 6-2 win over Misericordia’s Robert Knipper before falling to No. 2 seed Clarke Freeman, 6-4, 6-1, in the quarterfinals.
At No. 5, sophomore
Chris Connolly (Montoursville, Pa./Williamsport Area) also advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Kyle Kahl of Lebanon Valley before falling to third-seed Billy Freitag of Elizabethtown, 6-1, 6-0.
At No. 6, No. 2 seed Brandon Helfrich of Wilkes posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over senior
David Belson (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) and a No. 7, King’s Andrew Panzitta notched a 6-2, 6-1 win over sophomore
Jordan Dubinsky (Barneget, N.J./Barneget).
Also in doubles play, Heffner and Marshall fell to third-seeded Alfonso Hidrobo and Dean Tahir of Manhattanville, 8-3 in the second flight and Belson and Connolly fell to Wilkes’ Brandon Helfrich and Bao Nguyen, 8-2 in the third flight.
The second day of the tournament will begin at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9 at Kirby Park.
