KINGSTON, PA – The Wilkes University men's tennis team captured its ninth straight MAC Freedom Championship posting a 5-0 victory over FDU-Florham Saturday afternoon at the Kingston Tennis Club.
 
Wilkes moves to 22-2 and will await word on its destiny in the NCAA Tournament on Monday afternoon when the brackets are announced.
 
The Colonels cruised through doubles play with wins at all three pairs. Jacob Parfianowicz (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) and Dominic Parfianowicz (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) took the No. 1 doubles match 8-4 before wins from Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus) and Adam Lefkandinos (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) at No. 2 and Max Appello (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) and Michael Kranz (Depew, NY/Lancaster Central) at No. 3.
 
From there Kranz scored a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 before Appello clinched the match and the tournament MVP honors with a straight set 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2.
 
Wilkes University 5, FDU-Florham 0
 
Singles competition:
1. C. Murphy (WUMT) vs. Max Moscowitz (FDUF-M) 4-1, unfinished
2. M. Appello (WUMT) def. Jason Dubinsky (FDUF-M) 6-1, 6-2
3. D. Parfianowicz (WUMT) vs. Rich Bennett (FDUF-M) unfinished
4. A. Lefkandinos (WUMT) vs. Chris Ly (FDUF-M) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
5. M. Kranz (WUMT) def. Ryan O'Keefe (FDUF-M) 6-0, 6-0
6. T. Haas (WUMT) vs. Steven Serras (FDUF-M) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished
 
Doubles competition:
1. D. Parfianowicz/J. Parfianowicz (WUMT) def. Max Moscowitz/Rich Bennett (FDUF-M) 8-4
2. C. Murphy/A. Lefkandinos (WUMT) def. Chris Ly/Ryan O'Keefe (FDUF-M) 8-2
3. M. Appello/M. Kranz (WUMT) def. Jason Dubinsky/Steven Serras (FDUF-M) 8-0