Stonehill Wilson-ITA East Regional Day One Update

Leone reaches Round of 16 to highlight Skyhawks day one effort

Senior Michael Leone advanced to the round of 16 in singles play for Stonehill on Friday.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (September 19, 2009) - The Stonehill College men's tennis team enjoyed a good day one of the 2009 Wilson-ITA Division II East Regionals, hosted by Chestnut Hill College and Philadelphia University, on Friday.

Senior Mike Leone (Cataumet, Mass./Bourne) led the Stonehill contingent by winning his opening round match over Philadelphia's Eric Guerrero, 6-1, 6-3, to reach Saturday's round of 16.  Leone will square off against top-seeded Viktor Kim of Dominican College in his next match. Classmate Michael Mashkevich (Goleta, Calif./Framingham (Mass.)) was eliminated by second-seeded Lorenzo Cava, from Bentley University, in his opening round match, 6-0, 6-0.

Mashkevich and sophomore Jonathan Burke (Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown) posted an 8-2 victory in their opening round doubles matchup with Chestnut Hill's Pat Joson and Joe Boyle. The Skyhawks were then defeated by Philadelphia's Adrian Torreola-Cruz and Kyle Burke in the quarterfinals, 8-2.

Stonehill also placed three players in the round of 16 in the "B" draw. Senior Charlie Sherman (Amston, Conn./RHAM) opened with an 8-3 win over Merrimack's Jonathan Ravenelle, before cruising to an 8-0 triumph over Dominican's Mike Sinclair in the second round. Sherman will face Bloomsburg's Matt Chase in the round of 16.

Burke reached the round of 16 with one victory after receiving a first round bye. He topped Le Moyne College's Jim Shelp, 8-3, and will now face University of Sciences' Chris Lukose.

Sophomore Aaron Bergeron (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) will open play in the round of 16 after earning a bye through the first two rounds and will face Liam Hoare from Merrimack on Saturday. Freshman Chris Martin (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) was eliminated by Joe Persia of Le Moyne in the second round when he retired down 5-2.

In "B" flight doubles, Leone and Sherman are in the quarters after edging Ryan Christopher and Eric Guerrero of Philadelphia in the round of 16. Martin and Bergeron were eliminated by Daniel Sullivan and Brian Rice, 9-7, in the second round after receiving a first round bye.

Play continues at the regional through Saturday, before concluding on Sunday.