The Liberty Hurricanes boys’ tennis team finished the regular season with a record of 14-0 and are the 2017 East Penn Conference Champions.

“I am very happy for the team,” said Hurricane coach Leo Schnalzer. “Prior to the season, I knew we would have very good players, so I can’t take a lot of responsibility for their success. I was there to help and support them, and maybe add to their success.”

Schnalzer is extremely grateful to his assistants, Chris Conrad, Dawn Ketterman-Benner, and Linda Minarik, who have also supported the team and Schnalzer.

Hurricane team members include Dan Lynn, Louis Gruber, Jacob Berg, Luke Conrad, David Lynn, Duke Jin, Gavin Snyder, Marc Burritt, and Jacob Wong.

“They are a great bunch of kids to coach, and they’re knowledgeable and supportive of each other,” Schnalzer said. “I am very pleased.”

Seven Hurricanes are still in the process of competing in the East Penn Conference Tennis Tournament which began on Apr. 21.

Rain delayed the tournament hosted by Freedom High School, first temporarily, then permanently, with the remaining matches to be played at a date and time to be determined.

Freedom athletic director Nate Stannard moved Friday’s start time from early morning to early afternoon, and Saturday’s start time from late morning to mid morning. However, unexpected rain continued on and off Saturday, eventually halting tournament play.

The District XI Singles Tournament is scheduled for this week, and the District XI Doubles Tournament is scheduled for next week, and until those tournaments have been played, the EPC tourney most likely will be on hold.

All three of Liberty’s singles players, Dan Lynn, Gruber, and Berg will compete in district singles.