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MERCYHURST—The Bloomsburg University men's tennis team extended their win streak to eight matches as they defeated Mercyhurst, 7-2.  Bloomsburg now owns a 9-2 overall record and a perfect 2-0 mark in the PSAC.

The Huskies swept the doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead into singles play.  At first doubles Ricky Dove (Port Matilda/State College Area) and Mark Schroeder (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) pulled out a tight 9-7 victory.  Jeff Nuhfer (Warren/Warren Area) and Lee Wexler (Lafayette Hill/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) breezed through their opponents at the second position with an 8-1 win. Meanwhile the third doubles team of Tyler Pultro (New Britain/Central Bucks West) and Mike DiSanto (Center Valley/Southern Lehigh) ran through their opponents with an 8-1 showing. 

In singles action Bloomsburg dropped just two matches en route to a 7-2 victory. Wexler was a 6-2, 6-1 winner at the third position.  With his doubles win he has now won 11 consecutive matches.  At fourth singles Schroeder pulled out a 6-3, 6-2 win for his fifth straight singles victory of the season. 

At the fifth spot Pultro made quick work of his opponent, winning 6-0, 6-1 while his doubles partner DiSanto rolled at sixth singles, 6-1, 6-0.  Combined, the duo won 32 of 35 games played against the Lakers.

Pultro has won 14 consecutive matches; nine straight singles victories and five straight doubles wins with DiSanto.  It is the longest streak of the 2011-12 season. 

The Huskies will be back on the courts this Friday, March 30th as they host Millersville University in a PSAC showdown in Bloomsburg, PA.