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Clarke Freeman was one of six Wilkes individuals moving onto semifinal play Sunday

WILKES MEN’S TENNIS FINISHES DAY ONE OF SCRANTON INVITATIONAL

9/22/2012 6:34:00 PM


WILKES MEN'S TENNIS FINISHES DAY ONE OF SCRANTON INVITATIONAL
 
SCRANTON, PA – The Wilkes University men's tennis team saw six individuals reach the semifinals and three doubles teams reach the finals on day one of the Scranton Invitational Saturday afternoon.
 
In the 1st singles flight, Wilkes' Steven Wilson (Bronx, NY/JFK) scored a 6-4, 6-1 win over Moravian's John Wylie in the quarterfinals to setup a date with Tim McGurrin of Scranton tomorrow in the semis. Michael Kranz (Depew, NY/Lancaster Central) and Alex Makos (Mansfield, PA/Mansfield) each fell in their quarterfinal matches, but will have a match tomorrow in the consolation round of the first flight.
 
At the 2nd flight, both Connor Peckham (Warminster, PA/Central Bucks East) and Max Appello (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) cruised to wins in quarterfinal play. Peckham was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Evan Bolus of Marywood while Appello defeated Brian Welsko of Moravian 6-0, 6-0. Both move onto semifinal play tomorrow.
 
In the 3rd singles flight, Brandon Helfrich (Bloomsburg, PA/Central Columbia), Clarke Freeman (York, PA/Central York) and Brendon Blachowski (Newtown, PA /Council Rock North) all posted wins in straight sets to move onto semifinal play Sunday. Helfrich was a 6-4, 6-4 winner while Freeman scored a 6-1, 6-0 victory and Blachowski a 6-1, 6-1 win.
 
In doubles play, the team of Kranz/Peckham will face Joe Morra and Mike Pannone of Scranton in the finals of flight one after posting an 8-4 win over Moravian's duo of Wylie/Tuorto in the semis.
 
At second doubles, it will be an all-Wilkes final as Appello/Daniel Hackford (Binghamton, NY/Seton Catholic) and Blachowski/Freeman both were winners in the semis, 8-6 and 8-3 respectively.
 
Play will conclude tomorrow with the rest of semifinal and finals play. 
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