At Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Tournament – Second Day Results

Sophomore David Kurvink, the number five seed, fell to #3 Mic Bender of Lebanon Valley College, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the semifinals of the 2001 Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Tournament.

At Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Tournament – First Day Results

Sophomore David Kurvink won a pair of matches on the first day of the 2001 Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Individual Championships at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre to move into the semifinal round.  Kurvink, who was seeded fifth, defeated John Moerschbacher of Lycoming College in the second round, 7-6 (7-0), 7-5 after receiving a first round bye.  In the quarterfinals, Kurvink defeated top seed Bill Miller of Elizabethtown College, 6-1, 6-3.  Kurvink plays third seeded Mic Bender of Lebanon Valley College in the semifinals.  The Greyhounds other singles entry was freshman Jason Toedter, who was seeded seventh.  Moravian was the only school to have two seeded players.  Toedter defeated Joe Panchenko in the second round, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) after a bye in the first round.  Toedter was knocked out in the quarterfinals by fourth seeded J.D. Spina of Drew University, 6-, 7-5.  In double play, the Moravian tandem of sophomore Dan Gorman and freshman Mike Helmuth won their first round match, defeating Andy Slawecki and Colin Gabler of Lycoming College, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.  Gorman and Helmuth were knocked out of the tournament in the second round by third seeded Tim Peters and Karl Rosen from Susquehanna University, 6-0, 6-2.  The Moravian pair of senior Clay Smith and sophomore Todd Edwards was seeded fifth in the championships and had a first round bye.  In the second round, Smith and Edwards defeated Adam Leach and Bob Rajani from FDU-Madison, 6-2, 6-0 before falling to second seeded Andre Hines and Kevin Kolodgie of King's College, 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. 

Vs. Ursinus College – Won 6-1

Moravian closed out the 2001 dual meet season with a 6-1 victory over Ursinus College in non-conference action.  The Greyhounds finish the 2001 season with a 10-4 record, the first time Moravian has won 10 matches since 1996.  Moravian will send six individuals to the Middle Atlantic Conference Tournament this weekend at King’s College and Wilkes University.  Winning in singles action for the Greyhounds today were senior Clay Smith, who finished his career with 30 career singles wins, sophomores David Kurvink and Todd Edwards and freshmen Jason Toedter and Fabio Erdos.  Smith, Edwards, Kurvink, Erdos, sophomore Dan Gorman and freshman Mike Helmuth each earned victories in doubles play.

At Drew University – Lost 6-1

In their first appearance in the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs since 1996, the Greyhounds dropped a 6-1 decision to Freedom Conference regular season champion Drew University in the semifinals.  Moravian's only victory of the afternoon came at second singles in a straight sets win by freshman Jason Toedter. 

Vs. Lebanon Valley College – Won 4-3

Freshman Jason Toedter earned a three-set victory at second singles to lead Moravian  to a 4-3 victory over Lebanon Valley College in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action and helped the Greyhounds clinch their first MAC playoff berth since 1996 when the Greyhounds won the MAC Commonwealth regular season title.  Moravian will travel to Drew University, the MAC Freedom regular season champion, for a semifinal match on Saturday, April 21st at a time to be determined.  The Greyhounds lost to Drew, 5-2, in their second match of the season.  In addition to Toedter’s singles win, the Greyhounds had singles victories from senior Clay Smith at third singles and from sophomore Dan Gorman  at fifth singles.  Moravian swept the doubles matches that had been suspended on Tuesday due to rain with victories from sophomore David Kurvink and Toedter, Smith and sophomore Todd Edwards and freshman Mike Helmuth and Gorman.

Vs. Lebanon Valley College – Suspended

Moravian’s Commonwealth Conference match with Lebanon Valley College was suspended in the middle of the doubles competition as rain arrived in the Lehigh Valley.  The match will be continued on Thursday, April 19th at 4:00 p.m. in Bethlehem with the winner earning a berth in the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs.

Vs. Susquehanna University – Won 6-2

The Greyhounds are now just one win away from a trip to the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs after a 6-1 victory over Susquehanna University.  The Greyhounds won five of six singles matches with victories from senior Clay Smith, sophomores David Kurvink, Dan Gorman and Todd Edwards and freshman Jason Toedter.  Moravian swept the doubles matches with wins from the teams of Kurvink & Toedter, Smith & Edwards and Gorman and freshman Mike Helmuth.  The Greyhounds must beat Lebanon Valley College in their final Commonwealth Conference match to reach the MAC playoffs. 

Vs. Muhlenberg College – Won 5-2

For the first time since 1996, Moravian earned a victory over rival Muhlenberg College, winning a non-conference match by a score of 5-2.  The Greyhounds started the match by winning the doubles point with wins at second doubles from senior Clay Smith and sophomore Todd Edwards and at third doubles from freshmen Mike Helmuth and Fabio Erdos.  Moravian would win four of the six singles matches highlighted by a three-set win by sophomore David Kurvink at first singles.  Kurvink trailed Robby Richman after one set before rebounding to win match in tiebreakers in the second and third sets.  The Greyhounds also had singles wins from Edwards, Helmuth and sophomore Dan Gorman .  The victory also clinched at least a tie for Moravian in the annual Matte Award with Muhlenberg.  The Greyhounds lead 8-6 with two events left this year.

At Albright College – Lost 6-1

The Greyhounds had their two-match winning streak stopped and the squad lost for the first time this season in Commonwealth Conference action, falling to Albright College, 6-1.  Moravian's only victory came at second singles from freshman Jason Toedter. 

At University of Scranton – Postponed

Moravian had its match for Sunday, April 8th at the University of Scranton postponed due to a rescheduled Freedom Conference match for the Royals.  No make-up date had been set as of Saturday night. 

At Widener University  – Won 7-0

The Greyhounds improved to 3-0 in the Commonwealth Conference with another 7-0 victory, this time defeating Widener University.  The 7-0 win is the fifth for the Greyhounds this season in six victories.  Earning singles wins for the Greyhounds were senior Clay Smith, sophomores David Kurvink, Todd Edwards and Dan Gorman and freshmen Jason Toedter and Fabio Erdos.  Freshman Mike Helmuth replaced Erdos in doubles action as the Greyhounds swept all three matches.

Vs. DeSales University – Won 7-0

For the fourth time this season, Moravian won a match by the final score of 7-0, defeating DeSales University in Middle Atlantic Conference non-league action.  The Greyhounds swept through the singles action with five sweeps by senior Clay Smith, sophomores David Kurvink and Dan Gorman and freshmen Mike Helmuth and Fabio Erdos.  Freshman Jason Toedter needed three sets to win his singles match. Sophomore Todd Edwards replaced Gorman and the other five players also won in doubles for Moravian.

At King's College – Lost 5-2

Moravian had its three-match winning streak snapped as the Greyhounds fell to King’s College, 5-2, in MAC action.  Moravian had singles wins from sophomore David Kurvink and senior Clay Smith in the match and had three other singles players, freshman Jason Toedter, and sophomores Todd Edwards and Dan Gorman play three set matches in the loss.

Vs. Messiah College – Won 7-0

The Greyhounds won their third straight match with their third 7-0 win of the season, defeating Messiah College in Commonwealth Conference action.  Earning wins in singles action were senior Clay Smith, sophomores David Kurvink, Dan Gorman and Todd Edwards and freshmen Mike Helmuth and Jason Toedter.  Kurvink and Toedter combined for a doubles win as did Smith and Edwards.  Freshman Fabio Erdos won his second doubles match of the season with Helmuth. 

Vs. FDU-Madison – Won 7-0

The Greyhounds opened their 2001 home season with their second 7-0 win of the season, defeating FDU-Madison.  Earning wins in singles action were senior Clay Smith, sophomores David Kurvink, Dan Gorman and Todd Edwards and freshmen Mike Helmuth and Jason Toedter.  Kurvink and Toedter combined for a doubles win as did Smith and Edwards.  Freshman Fabio Erdos won his first doubles match of the season with Helmuth. 

At Elizabethtown College – Won 5-2

The Greyhounds opened its 2001 Commonwealth Conference season with a 5-2 victory at Elizabethtown College.  Moravian had singles wins from senior Clay Smith, sophomores Todd Edwards and Dan Gorman and freshman Jason Toedter and Mike Helmuth.  Smith and Edwards also combined for a win in doubles action.

At Drew University – Lost 5-2

The Greyhounds dropped its first match of the season, falling to host Drew University, 5-2 in Middle Atlantic Conference action.  Moravian received singles wins from freshman Jason Toedter at first singles and sophomore David Kurvink in second singles.

At Wilkes University – Won 7-0

The Moravian College men’s tennis team opened its 2001 season with a sweep of Wilkes University that had all six players on the Greyhounds’ roster earning a win in singles and doubles action with the 7-0 victory.  Those players were senior Clay Smith, sophomores Todd Edwards, Dan Gorman and David Kurvink and freshmen Mike Helmuth and Jason Toedter.