KINGSTON, PA – The Wilkes University men's tennis team continued its dominance in the MAC Freedom cruising to a 5-0 victory over the fourth seed Misericordia University in a semifinal match Wednesday afternoon at the Kingston Tennis Club.
 
Wilkes improves to 21-2 overall on the season and advances to its ninth straight MAC Freedom title match. The 21 wins are also a program record for wins in a season.
 
Wilkes went 3-0 in doubles matches before Brian Murray (Brooklyn, NY/Leon M. Goldstein) and Adam Lefkandinos (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) clinched the decision with wins in singles play. Murray went 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 before Lefkandinos sealed the victory with a 6-0, 6-0 straight set win.
 
Wilkes will host the winner of FDU-Florham/King's in the MAC Freedom Championship match Saturday at the Ralston Athletic Complex. Time of the match will be posted later in the week.
 
Wilkes University 5, Misericordia University 0
 
Singles competition:
1. C. Murphy (WUMT) vs. Corey Dulsky (MIMT) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
2. M. Appello (WUMT) vs. Tony Goodall (MIMT) 6-2, 0-0, unfinished
3. D. Parfianowicz (WUMT) vs. Christian Pugliese (MIMT) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
4. A. Lefkandinos (WUMT) def. Tristan Snyder (MIMT) 6-0, 6-0
5. T. Haas (WUMT) vs. Alec Rodway (MIMT) 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
6. B. Murray (WUMT) def. Murphy Lynch (MIMT) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles competition:
1. D. Parfianowicz/M. Appello (WUMT) def. Corey Dulsky/Tony Goodall (MIMT) 8-1
2. C. Murphy/A. Lefkandinos (WUMT) def. Christian Pugliese/Alec Rodway (MIMT) 8-2
3. A. Neidig/J. White (WUMT) def. Samarth Shah/Tristan Snyder (MIMT) 8-0