Bloomsburg to Face West Va. Wesleyan in NCAA Men's Regional Final

BLOOMSBURG, PA-- The Bloomsburg University and West Virginia Wesleyan men's tennis teams advanced to the championship match of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region tournament by winning semi-final matches on Friday. Bloomsburg beat West Liberty by an 5-1 score, while West Virginia Wesleyan moved on with a 5-0 win over Virginia State.

The Huskies took two of three in doubles play with the number one team of Fernando Perez (Center Valley/ Southern Lehigh) and Ryan Glubo (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) winning 8-4, while Lee Wexler (Lafayette Hill/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and Mark Schroeder (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) posted an 8-3 victory at number two. West Liberty's three doubles team of Rick Thaxton and Darren Fields won 8-6 for what turned out to be the Hilltoppers only win of the match.

In singles play, the Huskies closed out the match with wins at the top of its lineup. Perez won at number one 6-1, 6-1 with Wexler winning 6-3, 6-3 at two and Schroeder winning 6-3, 6-4 at number three. Bloomsburg was also winning at four and five singles when play was halted.

The Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan breezed through doubles winning 8-0 at both number two with Daniel Lobo and Rafael Cavalcante and at three doubles with Luis Cruz and Danilo Franciscon and getting an 8-4 win at number one.

In singles play, Cavalcante won at number one 6-1, 6-1, while Doug Hornak posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory at number five. The Bobcats were also winning in the other four matches when play was halted.

The matchup on Friday between Bloomsburg and West Virginia Wesleyan will be the second of the year between the teams. In mid-April the Bobcats handed the Huskies a 5-4 loss in Bloomsburg.

The winner of Friday's matchup will move on to Orlando, FL next week for the NCAA Division II national championship round.