BLOOMSBURG - Top-seeded Bloomsburg advanced to the 2008 PSAC men's tennis championship match with a 5-1 win over East Stroudsburg University on Friday at the Bloomsburg University courts.
Dan Gal (No. 1 doubles, No. 1 singles) and Daniel Phillips (No. 2 doubles, No. 4 singles) were both double-winners for the Huskies, who will play Kutztown for the conference championship on Saturday.
ESU will take on Millersville, which fell 5-2 to Millersville in the other semifinal.
Freshmen Ryan Baxter and Will Norris scored the only point for the Warriors with an 8-6 win at third doubles to improve to 12-3 as a team this spring.
Junior Rob Mikolon led Geoff Whitely 6-4 in the No. 6 singles match when play was halted after the Huskies secured the victory.
The Warriors faced Millersville last Saturday at Bloomsburg, with the Marauders earning a 7-2 decision.
Bloomsburg 5, ESU 1
Doubles
1. Dan Gal and Mitch Zenaty (BU) d. Jeff Kurz and Jared Howat, 8-1
2. Ryan Chow and Daniel Phillips (BU) d. Rob Mikolon and Julian Taibi, 8-1
3. Ryan Baxter and Will Norris (ESU) d. Ryan Glubo and Alan Hummel, 8-6
Singles
1. Gal (BU) d. Doebler, 6-0, 6-1
2. Fernando Perez (BU) led Kurz, 6-3 (DNF)
3. Jeff Nufher (BU) d. Howat, 6-2, 6-1
4. Daniel Phillips (BU) d. Norris, 6-3, 6-0
5. Jason Nolt (BU) led Taibi 6-4, 4-1 (DNF)
6. Mikolon (ESU) led Geoff Whitely, 6-4 (DNF)