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March 7, 2004

Men'sTennis Drops Spring Break Opener

HILTON HEAD, SC—The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team dropped its first match on its spring break trip to UNC-Asheville, 6-1, Sunday in Hilton Head, SC.

The Huskies, 2-3, were able to claim the doubles point, but fell short in each of the singles matches. In doubles, the team of Mike McGrath (Media/Penncrest) and Mark Vellek (Sioux Falls, SD/Washington) picked up an 8-4 victory at number one doubles while Aleks Kalezic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) and Brian Bogus (Conroe, TX/Oak Ridge) won a tight one, 8-6, at number two. The team of Kurt Caster (Montoursville/Williamsport) and Mark Farnsworth (Audubon/Methacton) won, 8-4, at number three.

In singles, McGrath was unable to overcome the speed of Asheville's Paul Ambrose losing, 6-1, 6-3 while at number two Kalezic dropped two close sets losing 7-5, 6-3. Bogus fell, 6-1, 6-3 at number three while Vellek came out on the losing end at number four, 6-0, 6-2. Caster cruised in the opening set at number five winning 6-1 before dropping the second 6-4 and the third set tiebreaker 10-7. Brendan Miller (New Providence/ Lampeter-Strasburg) lost the first 10 games of his match before fighting back to take the match to a third-set tiebreaker where he fell short losing, 6-0, 4-6, (10-5)

The Huskies will next be in action Monday morning at 8 a.m. as they face Northern Kentucky. Bloomsburg will also square off with Stonehill at noon on Monday.

Bloomsburg--1 UNC.Asheville--6
March 7, 2004 at Hilton Head, SC  
Singles Score
1st Paul Ambrose (UNCA) def. Mike McGrath 6-1, 6-3    
2nd Adam Branle (UNCA) def. Aleks Kalezic 7-5, 6-3    
3rd Julian Vallier (UNCA) def. Brian Bogus 6-1, 6-3    
4th Nick Neal (UNCA) def. Mark Vellek 6-0, 6-2    
5th Damien Mulhone (UNCA def. Kurt Caster 1-6, 6-4, (10-7)      
6th Shane Binnie (UNCA) def. Brendan Miller 6-0, 4-6, (10-5)    
Doubles
1st McGrath/Vellek (BU) def. Ambrose/Mulhone 8-4    
2nd Kalezic/Bogus (BU) def. Neal/Vondegrift 8-6    
3rd Caster/Mark Farnsworth (BU) def. Binnie/Trotter 8-4