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Wilkes tennis teams look for their seventh (men) and eighth (women) Freedom titles this year

WILKES MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS SET FOR FREEDOM SEMIFINALS

4/30/2014 2:30:00 PM

WILKES MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS SET FOR FREEDOM SEMIFINALS

EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University men's and women's tennis teams begin their journeys for a seventh and eighth Freedom Conference championship respectively on Thursday.

The Colonel men will host fourth seeded Stevenson University at 5:00 p.m. and the Lady Colonels will welcome fourth seeded Eastern University at 3:00 p.m. Both matches will be played at the Ralston Athletic Complex.

The men enter with a 16-1 overall record, their only blemish coming in a loss at nationally ranked New York University in mid-April. Wilkes cruised through its Freedom Conference regular season slate winning every match by scores of 9-0.

Rookie Adam Lefkandinos (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) leads the list of Wilkes singles players with a 24-3 mark from No. 5. Steven Wilson (Bronx, NY/JFK) owns a 20-5 record in the Colonels top spot in the lineup, while Max Appello (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) stands 19-5 from No. 2.

In doubles play, the brother tandem of Jacob and Dominic Parfianowicz (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) boast a 19-4 mark playing No. 1 pairs this season.

The Wilkes women's team enters the tournament with a 16-2 overall record going a perfect 6-0 in Freedom Conference play this year.

Reigning Freedom Conference tournament MVP Ally Kristofco (Hollidaysburg, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) tops the Wilkes singles players with a 15-5 record from the No. 1 spot in the lineup. Rookie Kendra Croker (Old Forge, PA/Scranton Prep) has been impressive in her first season finishing 16-4 during the season at No. 2.

The doubles team of Croker and Taylor Hoffmann (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland) own a 13-2 record at No. 2 to top the Wilkes pairs play this season.

With wins in the semifinals, both Wilkes squads would host the Freedom Conference championship matches Saturday at a time to be announced at the Ralston Athletic Complex.

Wilkes Men's Lineup
Singles
1. S. Wilson
2. M. Appello
3. M. Kranz
4. D. Parfianowicz
5. A. Lefkandinos
6. B. Blachowski

Doubles
1. J. Parfianowicz/D. Parfianowicz
2. Wilson/Makos
3. Kranz/Blachowski

Wilkes Women's Lineup
Singles
1. A. Kristofco
2. K. Croker
3. T. Hoffmann
4. A. English
5. A. Rossi
6. M. Salmon

Doubles
1. Kristofco/English
2. Croker/Hoffmann
3. Salmon/Hewison

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