MADISON, N.J. (May 2, 2017) - The FDU men's tennis team advanced to the MAC Championship for the second straight season thanks to a 5-1 win over King's Tuesday.

The Devils are now 14-4 on the year, and will take on No. 1 seeded Wilkes on Saturday at a time and location to be determined,

The two sides had just met on Saturday, with FDU taking a close 5-4 decision, but dropped two of three doubles matches. It was a reversal today, as the No. 3 team of graduate student Ryan O'Keefe and junior Chris Ly easily handled their opponents 8-3. Junior Max Moscowitz and senior Jason Dubinsky fell at No. 2 doubles, but the team of Rich Bennett and freshman Kevin Weller gave the team momentum heading into singles play, winning in a tiebreaking set 9-8 (7-3).

The middle of the Devils singles lineup got the job done, as FDU pulled off wins at No. 3, 4, and 5 singles. Ly and Weller won their matches by identical 6-1, 6-1 scores, while O'Keefe closed out the match with a big 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 5 singles to secure the win. At the time, Dubinsky was up 6-2, 5-5 before the O'Keefe decision, while Moscowitz was on the verge of forcing a third set, up 4-1 in the second after dropping a heartbreaker 6-7 (5-7) in the opener.

Doubles
1. Benett/Weller (FDU) Def Karl/Whitenight, 9-8 (7-3)
2. Millan/Maseris (KINGS) Def. Moscowitz/Dubinsky, 8-6
3. O'Keefe/Ly (FDU) Def. Briggs/Kopiskie, 8-3

Singles
1. Rich Bennett (FDU) Vs. Nathan Karl, 5-7, 2-4, unfinished
2. Max Moscowitz (FDU) Vs. Tyler Millan 6-7 (5-7), 4-1, Unfinished
3. Chris Ly (FDU) Def. Terry Briggs, 6-1, 6-1
4. Kevin Weller (FDU) Def. Luke Whitenight, 6-1, 6-1
5. Ryan O'Keefe (FDU) Def. Josh Maseris, 6-3, 7-5
6. Jason Dubinsky (FDU) Vs. Tyler Tuck, 6-2, 5-5, unfinished