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May 8, 2004

Bloomsburg Wins NCAA East Region Division II Tennis Championship

BLOOMSBURG, PA— The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team captured the NCAA Division II East Regional championship with a 5-1 win over Dowling College Saturday morning. The win advances the Huskies to the NCAA championship round in Altamonte Springs, FL May 12th-15th as part of the NCAA Division II Sports Festival.

2004 NCAA East Region

2004 NCAA East Regional Champions

The Huskies jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles with victories at number two and three. At number two, the team of Brian Bogus and Kurt Caster were 8-4 winners, while at number three, Mark Vellek and Brendan Miller won by an 8-3 count.

In singles play, Bogus won by a 6-4, 6-1 score at number three followed by a 6-3, 6-0 win at number five for Miller. The Huskies capped the victory with a 6-1, 6-2 win by senior Aleks Kalezic at number two singles.

The win improves the Huskies season mark to 17-8 on the year, while Dowling falls to 11-6 with the loss.

FINAL SCORE: Date: May 8, 2004

Location: Bloomsburg, PA

Bloomsburg: 5

Dowling: 1 

                                                                        


RESULTS                                        


DOUBLES                                                                        Score        


#1        Peter Veselovsky/Willem Jansen Van Rensburg (DC) def. Mike McGrath/Aleks Kalezic (BU)        8-6        


#2        Brian Bogus/Kurt Caster (BU) def. Gustavo Sanchez/Tamas Ungvari (DC)                8-4        


#3        Mark Vellek/Brendan Miller (BU) def. Paul Azu/Marko Milovanovic (DC)                        8-3        


                                                                        


SINGLES                                                SCORE        


#1        Mike McGrath (BU) vs,  Peter Veselovsky (DC)                DNF        


#2        Aleks Kalezic (BU) def. Gustavo Sanchez (DC)                6-1, 6-2


#3        Brian Bogus (BU) def. Willem Jansen Van Rensburg (DC)        6-4, 6-1


#4        Mark Vellek (BU) vs. Tamas Ungvari (DC)                DNF        


#5        Kurt Caster (BU) def. Paul Azu (DC)                        6-3, 6-0


#6        Brendan Miller (BU) vs, Marko Milovanovic (DC)                DNF