SECHENECTADAY, N.Y. – The Penn State Abington men's tennis team fell to Colby Sawyer College, 8-1 in Saturday's North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship.

The Chargers improve to 14-8 on the year and earns a trip to the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament for the second straight year. The Nittany Lions end their season at 10-6.

Colby Sawyer swept all three doubles play to jump ahead 3-0 before adding on another pair of wins in singles play at No. 1 and 2 singles play.

Penn State Abington were awarded a point in a win at No. 3 flight as Monte Dunson fought his way back, forcing a tie breaker to come out victorious with a 6-7, 6-3, 13-11 win.

Colby Sawyer closed out the match by winning the final two flights as the Chargers won their second straight conference victory.


Colby-Sawyer 8, Penn State Abington 1
May 03, 2014 at Schenectady, N.Y. (Sportime)

Singles competition

1. Nathan Taschereau (CSCM) def. Mike Herman (PSAM) 6-2, 6-2

2. Myles Utell (CSCM) def. James Howell (PSAM) 6-2, 6-0

3. Monte Dunson (PSAM) def. Cass McCann (CSCM) 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 13-11

4. Sergio Spassof (CSCM) def. Steven Ly (PSAM) 6-3, 6-4

5. Dean Boodakian (CSCM) def. Kevin Wilkinson (PSAM) 6-4, 6-2

6. Clay Allen (CSCM) def. Sam Borai (PSAM) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Nathan Taschereau/Myles Utell (CSCM) def. James Howell/Monte Dunson (PSAM) 8-5

2. Cass McCann/Justin Pinard (CSCM) def. Steven Ly/Kevin Wilkinson (PSAM) 8-3

3. Sergio Spassof/Dean Boodakian (CSCM) def. Mike Herman/Sam Borai (PSAM) 8-5