WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Senior Zackary Collevechio (Summit Hill, Pa./Panther Valley) and sophomore Zachary High (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) reached the semifinals at No. 4 doubles for the second year in a row to lead the Lycoming College men's tennis team on the first day of the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Championships at Kirby Park on Saturday, Oct. 17.
 
The Warriors won six matches on the first day of the tournament, the most the team has won since the 2012 MAC Championships, when Jason Mifsud won the No. 1 singles flight at the tournament.
 
Collevechio and High opened the tournament in the quarterfinals, beating A Carmente Burgos and Christian Charney of Arcadia, 8-2. They will face Braddock Chow and Gabriel Velez of Wilkes in the semifinals on Sunday morning.
 
Junior Evan Bennetch (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Baptist Bible School) posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Delaware Valley's Harry Guenst to open his tournament at No. 3 singles, but he fell to Wilkes' Troy Haas, 6-1, 6-1, in the quarterfinals.
 
At No. 4 singles, sophomore Rob Smith (Middleburg, Pa./Selinsgrove) posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over King's John Labiak before falling to John Zinzer in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-3. In the fifth flight of singles, junior Son Phan (Hanoi, Vietnam/High School for Gifted Students) notched a 6-2, 6-4 win over Lebanon Valley's Elliott Kleckner, but he dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Wilkes' Andrew Neidig in the quarterfinals.
 
Collevechio posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over King's Terry Briggs in the first round at No. 6, but he fell to Wilkes' Braddock Chow in the quarterfinals. At No. 7, both sophomore Alhoun Lundy (Hyde Park, N.Y./Franklin D. Roosevelt) and High earned wins in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals. Lundy defeated Lebanon Valley's David To, 6-2, 6-2, and High posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over LVC's Zachary Rosa.
 
The second day of the MAC Individual Championships will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17, at Kirby Park.
 
Tennis Tournament Results
2015 MAC Men's Individual Championship
Oct 17-18, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Kirby Park)
 Singles competition
#1 Singles
R1   Max Appello (Wilkes University) def. Bryce Jones (Lycoming) 6-1, 6-0
#2 Singles
R1   Nick Jones (Lebanon Valley College) def. Joe Amento (Lycoming) 6-4, 6-1
#3 Singles
R1   Evan Bennetch (Lycoming) def. Harry Guenst (Delaware Valley University) 6-0, 6-0
QF   Troy Haas (Wilkes University) def. Evan Bennetch (Lycoming) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Singles
R1   Rob Smith (Lycoming) def. John Labiak (King's College) 6-0, 6-1
QF   John Zinzer (Arcadia) def. Rob Smith (Lycoming) 6-3, 6-3
#5 Singles
R1   Son Phan (Lycoming) def. Elliott Kleckner (Lebanon Valley College) 6-2, 6-4
QF   Andrew Neidig (Wilkes University) def. Son Phan (Lycoming) 6-0, 6-0
#6 Singles
R1   Zackary Collevechio (Lycoming) def. Terry Briggs (King's College) 6-1, 6-4
QF   Braddock Chow (Wilkes University) def. Zackary Collevechio (Lycoming) 6-1, 6-0
#7 Singles
R1   Alhoun Lundy (Lycoming) def. David To (Lebanon Valley College) 6-2, 6-2
R1   Zachary High (Lycoming) def. Zachary Rosa (Lebanon Valley College) 6-1, 6-2
QF   Joey Olkusz (Albright) def. Alhoun Lundy (Lycoming) 6-1, 6-2
QF   Matthew Goodman (Alvernia) def. Zachary High (Lycoming) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles competition
#1 Doubles
R1   Matthew Muoio/Evan Cuff (Albright) def. Bryce Jones/Joe Amento (Lycoming) 8-1
#2 Doubles
R1   Ryan Hegarty/John Labiak (King's College) def. Evan Bennetch/Alhoun Lundy (Lycoming) 8-1
#3 Doubles
R1   Darren Stochmal/Jaime Zeng (Arcadia) def. Rob Smith/Son Phan (Lycoming) 8-3
#4 Doubles
QF   Zackary Collevechio/Zachary High (Lycoming) def. A. Carmenate Burgos/Christian Charney (Arcadia) 8-2
SF   Zackary Collevechio/Zachary High (Lycoming) vs. Braddock Chow/Gabriel Velez (Wilkes University)