2004 Men's Tennis News
April 24, 2004
Eastern's Moyer named PAC Player of the Year; Alvernia's David Emkey Named PAC Rookie of the Year & Alvenria's Chris Emkey Named PAC Coach of the Year
Aston, PA - Jon Moyer (So, Rosemont, PA/Harriton) of Eastern University has been named the Player of the Year in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, and David Emkey (Fr, Reading, PA/Holy Name) of Alvernia College has been named PAC Rookie of the Year. His brother, Chris, also of Alvernia College, was named PAC Coach of the Year.
Moyer, a sophomore, went 14-3 on the season, and he was undefeated in his 7 PAC matches at #1 singles. In doubles play, Moyer and teammate Eric Bowe were 10-3 at #1 doubles, 7-0 against PAC competition. Moyer is seeded first in both number one singles and doubles.
Emkey played primarily at #1 singles for PAC team champions Alvernia, finishing the season with a record of 8-2 overall. Emkey and teammate Jim Green were 7-3 at #1 doubles, 5-2 in PAC play. Emkey was 6-1 in PAC play, his only PAC loss was to Moyer. He is seeded second in singles and doubles.
Emkey, in his first full season as head men's and women's tennis coach at Alvernia, led the Crusaders to a first-ever PAC men's tennis team title and a overall record of 8-2 and 6-1 in the PAC. Prior to the start of the season, Alvernia was picked to finish sixth in the eigth-team field.
September 18, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Tom Bonerbo, Commissioner, PAC, 610-361-5344
Fernando Perez, Director of Tennis, West End Racquet Club, 610-395-3337
2003-04 PENNSYLVANIA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (PAC) WOMEN’S & MEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENTS TO BE HOSTED BY WEST END RACQUET CLUB in ALLENTOWN
Aston, PA – The West End Racquet Club in Allentown, PA will be the site of the 2003 PAC Women’s Tennis Tournament on Friday & Saturday, October 24-25 and the 2004 PAC Men’s Tennis Tournament on Friday & Saturday, April 23-24. The PAC will have access to at least 14 courts (eight outdoor and six indoor) to be able to conduct and complete its tournament in two days. Both tournaments crown individual champions in first through six singles and first through third doubles. The team champion is determined by round robin play during the regular season.
Previously, these tournaments were hosted and rotated at on-campus sites in the PAC. The impetus for the move to an off-campus venue was the central location of the facility to member schools and the timely availability of outdoor and indoor courts for the student-athletes in an atmosphere that is conducive for all participants.
The move to an off-campus tennis intensive site will guarantee that these tournaments will be conducted in a timely, qualitative and professional manner, free of worry from issues with inclement weather,” said commissioner Tom Bonerbo. “Fernando Perez, Director of Tennis at West End Racquet Club, and his staff are very experienced in conducting an event of this nature. The student-athletes will benefit greatly and be able to play their best tennis in a great environment.”
West End Racquet Club in Allentown, PA is very excited to host the PAC tennis tournament this October and April,” said Perez. “We look forward to a great event and a good partnership with the conference for the future.”
"Moving the tournaments to a neutral site with indoor back-up facilities makes sense. Poor weather and lack of indoor facilities has hampered us in the past. This will allow us to focus on the tennis. The coaches I have talked to are thrilled with the decision", commented Janice Winslow, head women’s tennis coach of Marywood University, PAC champions nine of the past 11 years.
The Days Inn & Conference Center Business Place (Routes 22& 309, 1151 Bulldog Drive, Allentown, PA 18104) will serve as the official hotel for the PAC Tennis Tournaments. The reservation number is (610) 395-3731 or (888) 395-5200.
PAC Women’s Tennis playing schools: Alvernia College (Reading, PA), Arcadia University (Glenside, PA), Cabrini College (Radnor, PA), Cedar Crest College (Allentown, PA), Eastern University (St. Davids, PA), Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, PA), Immaculata University (Immaculata, PA), Marywood University (Scranton, PA), Neumann College (Aston, PA), Rosemont College (Rosemont, PA) & Wesley College (Dover, DE).
PAC Men’s Tennis playing schools: Alvernia College (Reading, PA), Arcadia University (Glenside, PA), Cabrini College (Radnor, PA), Eastern University (St. Davids, PA), Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, PA), Marywood University (Scranton, PA), Neumann College (Aston, PA) & Wesley College (Dover, DE).
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2004 Men's Tennis Final Standings
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School
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Overall
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PAC
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Alvernia
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9-2
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6-1
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Cabrini
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10-6
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6-1
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Arcadia
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7-4
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5-2
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Eastern
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8-10
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5-2
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Marywood
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5-11
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3-4
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Wesley
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5-5
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2-5
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Neumann
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1-6
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1-6
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Gwynedd-Mercy
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4-8
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0-7
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PAC Champion in Bold
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2004 Men's Tennis Pre-Season Coaches' Poll
February 27, 2004
PAC Coaches Select Eastern as Favorite in Men's Tennis
Aston, PA - Eastern University's men's tennis team has been selected as the pre-season favorite in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) coaches poll. Eastern, the defending Conference Champion, received five of the eight first-place votes, and 56 points to win a close race.
Cabrini College, last year's runner-up, earned one first-place vote and finished second in the pre-season poll with 53 points. Arcadia University picked up one first-place vote and finished third in the poll, with 52 points. Wesley College (42 points), picked to finish fourth in the league, received the other first-place vote.
"We are honored to be selected as the pre-season favorites," Eastern head coach Gershwin Sandberg said. "Despite losing a number of our key players, we welcome the wealth of new and returning talent. We will face the season ahead, determined and with high goals."
Marywood University (33), Alvernia College (29), Neumann College (14) and Gwynedd-Mercy College (10) rounded out the voting.
The PAC Championships will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24 at the Westend Racquet Club in Allentown, PA.
Voting for the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Pre-Season Men's Tennis Poll:
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Team
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Team Points
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First Place Votes
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1) Eastern
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56
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5
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2) Cabrini
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53
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1
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3) Arcadia
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52
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1
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4) Wesley
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41
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1
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5) Marywood
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33
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6) Alvernia
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29
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7) Neumann
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14
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8) Gwynedd-Mercy
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10
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2004 Men's Tennis Final Statistics
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2004 Men's Tennis All-PAC Awards
Player of the Year- John Moyer, Eastern (So, Rosemont, PA/Harriton)
Rookie of the Year- Dave Emkey, Alvernia (Fr,Reading, PA/Holy Name)
Coach of the Year- Chris Emkey, Alvernia
2004 ALL-PAC Men's Tennis Team
First Team
Singles
1st- John Moyer, Eastern (So, Rosemont, PA/Harriton)
2nd- Michael Guernsey, Eastern (Fr, Woodbridge, VA/St. Stephan's)
3rd- Tom Pierantozzi, Alvernia (Fr, Audubon, NJ/Audubon)
4th- Justin Allegra, Alvernia (Jr, Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan)
5th- Chris Burruezo, Alvernia (Jr, Deptford, NJ/Deptford)
6th- Jeremy Geadrities, Marywood (Fr, Binghamton, NY/Chenango Falls)
Doubles
1st- John Moyer (So, Rosemont, PA/Radnor) & Eric Bowe, Eastern (Sr, Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville), Eastern
2nd- Michael Guernsey (Fr, Woodbridge, VA/St. Stephan's) & Nate Seifert (Fr, Budd Lake, NJ/Parsippany Christian), Eastern
3rd- Brian McClincey (Jr, Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) & James Berg (So, Bethlehem, PA/Freedom), Eastern
Second Team
Singles
1st- Dave Emkey, Alvernia (Fr,Reading, PA/Holy Name)
2nd- Matt Ingram, Cabrini (Fr, Sewell, NJ/Washington Township)
3rd- Bill Mariano, Cabrini (So, Havertown, PA/Haverford)
4th- Dustin Rhodes, Marywood (So, York, PA/York Catholic)
5th- Nate Seifert, Eastern (Fr, Budd Lake, NJ/Parsippany Christian)
6th- James Berg, Eastern (So, Bethlehem, PA/Freedom)
Doubles
1st- Dave Emkey (Fr,Reading, PA/Holy Name) & Jim Greene (Jr, Shilington, PA/Governor Mifflin), Alvernia
2nd- Mike Digman (Fr, Exton, PA/Downingtown) & Matt Ingram (Fr, Sewell, NJ/Washington Township), Cabrini
3rd- Toni Glavina (Sr, Split, Croatia/Macarthur) & Dustin Trimble (Sr, Vienna, Austria/American International), Wesley
Players of the Week
March 8 - Cabrini College's Matt Ingram (Fr, Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township) - Ingram picked up a pair of wins in three doubles matches, and one win at #2 singles, in an 0-3 week for the Cavaliers.
March 15 - No one named.
March 22 - Wesley College's Jim Lapere (So, Dover, DE/Warren County) - Lapere went 2-0 at #1 singles, and 1-1 at #1 doubles, as the Wolverines split a pair of matches on the week.
March 29 - Cabrini College's Matt Ingram (Fr, Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township) - Ingram went 3-0 at #2 singles and 2-1 at #2 doubles, as Cabrini picked up a pair of Conference wins in a 2-1 week.
April 5- Alvernia College's David Emkey (Fr) - Emkey went 2-0 at #1 singles and 2-0 at #1 doubles, as Alvernia swept a pair of matches during the week.
April 12 - Neumann College's Ian Lundell (Sr, Clayton, NY/Thousand Islands) - Lundell went 2-0 at #5 singles in a 1-1 week for the Knights.
April 19 - Cabrini College's Matt Ingram (Fr, Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township) - Ingram went 4-0 at #2 singles, and 3-1 at #2 doubles, as the Cavaliers swept four matches during the week.
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2004 Men's Tennis Championships
PAC Men's Tennis Tournament
Friday-Saturday, April 23-24, 2004
Westend Raquet Club, Allentown, PA
Hosted by Neumann College
1st Singles
Quarterfinals
1) John Moyer, Eastern bye
Jack Keller, Cabrini def James Lapere, Wesley; 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Dave Rajczy, Arcadia def Tim Rixner, Marywood; 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
2) Dave Emkey, Alvernia def Jeremiah Thomas, Gwynedd-Mercy; 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Semifinals
1) Moyer, Eastern def Keller, Cabrini; 6-3, 6-2
2) Emkey, Alvernia def Rajczy, Arcadia; 6-1, 6-3
Final
1) Moyer, Eastern def 2) Emkey, Alverni; 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-2
2nd Singles
Quarterfinals
1) Matt Ingram, Cabrini bye
Jim Greene, Alvenria def Ardian Parkes, Wesley; 6-0, 6-3
Nick Cocco, Arcadia def Hannan Butt, Gwynedd-Mercy; 6-1, 6-1
2) Michael Guernsey, Eastern def Andrew Hetsko, Marywood; 6-3, 6-1
Semifinals
1) Ingram, Cabrini def Greene, Alvernia; 6-2, 7-6 (6)
2) Guernsey, Eastern def Cocco, Arcadia 6-1, 6-4
Final
2) Gurensey, Eastern def 1) Ingram, Cabrini; 6-2, 6-3
3rd Singles
Quarterfinals
1) Tom Pierantozzi, Alvernia bye
Eric Bowe, Eastern def Brent Carter, Wesley; retired injury
Tom Fries, Arcadia def John Longo, Neumann; 6-0, 6-0
2) Bill Mariano, Cabrini vs Ryan Godshall, Gwynedd-Mercy; 6-3, 6-1
Semifinals
1) Pierantozzi, Alvernia def Bowe, Eastern; 6-1, 6-1
2) Mariano, Cabrini def Fries, Arcadia; 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Final
1) Pierantozzi, Alvernia def 2) Mariano, Cabrini; 6-2, 6-7 (0), 6-3
4th Singles
Quarterfinals
1) Justin Allegra, Alvernia bye
Richie Smith, Wesley def Jeff Grasmeder, Gwynedd-Mercy; 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Dustin Rhodes, Marywood def Mike Digman, Cabrini; 6-4, 6-3
2) Matt Rodgers, Arcadia def Brian McClincey, Eastern; 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
Semifinals
1) Allegra, Alvernia def Smith, Wesley; 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-4
Rhodes, Marywood def Rodgers, Arcadia; 7-6 (2), 6-4
Final
1) Allegra, Alvernia def Rhodes, Marywood; 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
5th Singles
Quarterfinals
1) Nate Seifert, Eastern def Denis Kharchenko, Gwynedd-Mercy; 6-0, 7-5
Brett Zaba, Arcadia def Jon Lobb, Cabrini; 6-1, 6-2
Toni Glavina, Wesley def Ian Lundell, Neumann; 6-0, 6-1
2) Chris Burruezo, Alvernia def Mike Stevens, Marywood; 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals
1) Seifert, Eastern def Zaba, Arcadia; 6-3, 6-4
2) Burruezo, Alvernia def Glavina, Wesley; 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
Final
2) Burruezo, Alvernia def 1) Seifert, Eastern; 6-4, 6-1
6th Singles
Quarterfinals
1) Jeremy Geadrities, Marywood def Dustin Trimble, Wesley; 6-2, 6-3
Josh Peach, Gwynedd-Mercy def Mike Sofia, Cabrini 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
James Berg, Eastern def Geoff Nagle, Alvernia 6-2, 6-4
2) Josh Pearlstein, Arcadia def Ryan Carillo, Neumann; 6-2, 6-3
Semfinals
1) Geadrities, Marywood def Peach, Gwynedd-Mercy; 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
Berg, Eastern def 2) Pearlstein, Arcadia; 6-4, 6-2
Final
1) Geadrities, Marywood def Berg, Eastern; 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5
1st Doubles
Quarterfinals
1) John Moyer/Eric Bowe, Eastern bye
Jeremiah Thomas/Denis Kharchenko, Gwynedd-Mercy def Tim Rixner/Andrew Hetsko, Marywood; 8-3
Jack Keller/Bill Mariano, Cabrini def James Lapere/Adrian Parkes, Wesley; 8-5
2) Dave Emkey/Jim Greene, Alvernia def Dave Rajczy/Nick Cocco, Arcadia; 8-4
Semifinals
1) Moyer & Bowe, Eastern def Thomas & Kharchenko, Gwynedd-Mercy; 8-3
2) Emkey & Greene, Alvernia def Keller & Mariano, Cabrini; 8-6
Final
1) Moyer & Bowe, Eastern def 2) Emkey & Greene, Alvernia; 9-7
2nd Doubles
Quarterfinals
1) Michael Guernsey/Nate Seifert, Eastern bye
vs Ryan Godshall/Josh Peach, Gwynedd-Mercy def Tom Pierantozzi/Geoff Nagle, Alvernia; 8-6
vs Andrew Hetsko/Mike Stevens, Marywood def Brent Carter/Richie Smith, Wesley; walkover injury
2) Mike Digman/Matt Ingram, Cabrini def Tom Fries/Matt Rodgers, Arcadia; 8-3
Semifinals
1) Guernsey & Seifert, Eastern def Godshall & Peach, Gwynedd-Mercy; 8-1
2) Digman & Ingram, Cabrini def Hetsko & Stevens, Marywood; 8-4
Final
1) Guernsey & Seifert, Eastern def 2) Digman & Ingram, Cabrini; 8-1
3rd Doubles
Quarterfinals
1) Justin Allegra/Chris Burruezo, Alvernia def Jim Griffin/Mark Randall, Gwynedd-Mercy; 8-1
Toni Glavina/Dustin Trimble, Wesley def Ryan Carillo/Ian Lundell, Neumann; 8-3
Dustin Rhodes/Jeremy Geadrities, Marywood def Brett Zaba/Manuel Olaciregvi, Arcadia; 8-6
Brian McClincey/James Berg, Eastern def 2) Jon Lobb/Mike Sofia, Cabrini; 8-4
Semifinals
Glavina & Trimble, Wesley def 1) Allegra & Burruezo, Alvernia; 8-4
McClincey & Berg, Eastern def Rhodes & Geadrities, Marywood; 8-5
Final
McClincey & Berg, Eastern def Glavina & Trimble, Wesley 8-3
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