BLOOMSBURG, PA (7/13/04) -- Two SJU men's tennis players, Francisco Velazquez and Jimmy Holland, reached the finals of the ITA Summer Circuit hosted by Bloomsburg University over the weekend. Velazquez won the championship over his teammate, 6-3, 6-2.

Velazquez began the tournament by defeating Ursinus' Ben Isser (6-1, 6-2) and Will Plyer (6-4, 6-2). He then matched up against Boston College's #2 singles player, Chris McCoy. Velazquez won in a third-set tiebreaker, 6-1, 4-6, 10-2 to advance to face Princeton's #3 singles player, Sratha Saengsumarn. Velazquez again needed a third-set tiebreaker, winning 6-1, 4-6, 10-2 to reach the finals.

Holland white-washed Ursinus' Jason Brown, 6-0, 6-0 and downed Kyle McDonald, 7-5, 6-3. Next up was Oregon's highly regarded freshman Christopher Liao. Holland dispatched one of the PAC-10's top recruits, 6-1, 6-4 to face Jordan Magarik of Vanderbilt. The rising junior defeated Magarik, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to meet Velazquez.

The SJU men's tennis team finished its season with a 10-10 record and a best-ever fourth place showing at the Atlantic 10 Championships. The Hawks return all six starters in hopes to make a run at their first A-10 title.