Lycoming Tennis Downed by King’s
Byerly/Stutzman Team Grab Sole Win

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Lycoming’s men’s tennis team was defeated by MAC foe King’s 7-1 on Thursday. Lycoming’s only victory was by its top doubles team consisting of senior Mike Byerly (West Milton, PA/Lewisburg) and sophomore John Stutzman (Williamsport, PA/Loyalsock).

In singles, Byerly fell to Division I transfer Michael Portonova 7-5, 6-1.  Portonova, a two-time MAC champion, is 48-1 over two seasons and only lost one set in 2005.

Stutzman returned for Lycoming from injury, while junior John Scarangello (Nazareth, PA/Pen Argyl) gave King’s number-four a run, winning the middle set.

The remainder of Lycoming’s matches will be away this season at Wilkes on April 10 and at Scranton on April 14.

Tennis Match Results
Lycoming College vs King’s College
April 5, 2007
at Lycoming
King’s 7, Lycoming 1
 

Singles competition:

1. Mike Portonova (K) def. Michael Byerly (L) 7-5, 6-1

2. Nick Hojsak (K) def. Colin Baier (L) 6-0, 6-0

3. Blake Bonser (K) def. John Stutzman (L) 6-1, 6-0

4. Matt Dunne (K) def. John Scarangello (L) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

5. David Boe (K) def. Nick Nastasi (L) 6-0, 6-0

6. David Kaluzavich (K) def. Jeffrey Morcom (L) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition:

1. Byerly/ Stutzman (L) def. Hojsak/ Boe 8-6

2. Bonser/ Kaluzavich (K) def. Baier/ Nastasi 8-1