Media Release
KLIMCHAK AND MOSTELLER BOW OUT OF DOUBLES PLAY
Lewiston, ME.The College of New Jersey\’s senior Mike Klimchak (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson), opened competition on Friday at the 2008 NCAA Division III Men\’s Singles Championship on the campus of Bates College. With his performance on Friday, Klimchak has advanced farther than any other Lion
men\’s tennis player in program history. He has secured All-America honors for himself and will play in the national quarterfinals on Saturday morning.
Klimchak, who earned ITA All-American honors in the fall, opened competition in the 32-player singles draw with a 6-2, 6-0 win over John Krauss of Gustavus Adolphus. By virtue of his victory, he has earned All-America honors. He then defeated Christopher Newport University\’s John
Mook in the second round, 6-2, 6-2. Klimchak, who holds a No. 6 regional ranking stands at 19-10 on the year in singles play. Overall on his singles career, he has produced a 75-22 record, while adding a 69-21 mark in doubles play. On his TCNJ tennis career, Klimchak, who earned ITA All-America
singles honors this past fall, boasts a 144-43 record.
Later in the day, Klimchak and senior Roger Mosteller (Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee) opened competition in the 16-team doubles championship. The Lion duo drew the tournament\’s top seeded pair from the University of California Santa Cruz, Marc Vartabedian and Jared Kamel and fell from the
tournament after dropping a 6-1, 7-5 decision.
Klimchak and Mosteller had posted a number of impressive wins this season. In the regional championship match against No. 8 nationally ranked Wiliams, they posted a 9-8 (1) win over William\’s top pair, who held a No. 8 regional ranking.
Klimchak and Mosteller hold a No. 4 regional ranking and produced a 13-5 record with one another this spring. The Lion duo produced a 47-13 record with one another having earned back to back bids to the NCAA Division III Doubles Championships. Mosteller went 12-4 this spring in singles play
and 32-10 on his career in singles action. In three seasons at TCNJ he has added a 46-13 doubles record as well, producing a career mark of 69-23.
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