SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Penn State Abington men's tennis team lost its final match to the three-time NEAC/NAC crossover Champion Colby-Sawyer Chargers 7-2 Sunday afternoon.
The NAC West Champion Nittany Lions finish their season at 11-4.
Abington battled in doubles as they dropped the first two matches by a close decision, but Mohmmed Ammouni (Bensalem, Pa.) and
James Howell (Abington, Mass.) salvaged a point with a dramatic 9-7 win.
The Chargers scored the first two victories in singles but a 6-1, 6-4 win by Ammouni kept the team alive. Three straight victories for Colby-Sawyer locked up the NAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Penn State Abington (PSAM) Colby-Sawyer (CSCM1415)
Doubles competition
1.
Mohammed Ammouni/
James Howell (PSAM) def. Cass McCann/Rico Bailey (CSCM1415) 9-7
2. Justin Pinard/Andrew Peloquin (CSCM1415) def.
Justin McNab/
Monte Dunson (PSAM) 8-3
3. Sergio Spassof/Dean Boodakian (CSCM1415) def.
Michael Brown/
Kevin Wilkinson (PSAM) 8-6
Singles competition
1.
Mohammed Ammouni (PSAM) def. Cass McCann (CSCM1415) 6-1, 6-4
2. Rico Bailey (CSCM1415) def.
James Howell (PSAM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Andrew Peloquin (CSCM1415) def.
Justin McNab (PSAM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Sergio Spassof (CSCM1415) def.
Monte Dunson (PSAM) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ryan Broderick (CSCM1415) def.
Michael Brown (PSAM) 6-1, 6-0
6. Dean Boodakian (CSCM1415) def.
Sam Borai (PSAM) 6-0, 6-1
