MADISON, NJ – The Penn State Abington men's tennis team traveled to Drew University and fell to Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Abington moves to 1-1 for the season.

In doubles action, the Nittany Lions lost the top two flights to the Rangers, but Tarik Dashields and Prerak Patel savaged a point with an 8-1 win in the third doubles match.

Down 2-1 going into singles, Abington gained a point in the fourth match with a tight 7-6 (14-12), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) victory for Dashields, and Patel gave the Nittany Lions their third point with a thrilling  6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (7-4) decision.

For the next match, Abington will travel to Delaware Valley University on October 5, at 3:00 p.m. for the final match of the fall season.
 
Drew 6, Penn St.-Abington 3
Sep 28, 2016 at Madison, N.J. (Drew Tennis Complex)

Singles competition

1. Vineet Vemulapally (DREW) def. Michael Litz (PSAM) 6-3, 6-4

2. Will Morrison (DREW) def. Sean Kimball (PSAM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

3. Geoffrey Diehl (DREW) def. JT Kling (PSAM) 6-1, 6-0

4. Tarik Dashields (PSAM) def. Bryce Weizer (DREW) 7-6 (14-12), 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)

5. Parker Diamond (DREW) def. Chan wook Hwang (PSAM) 6-2, 6-1

6. Prerak Patel (PSAM) def. Chris Thompson (DREW) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (7-4)

 

Doubles competition

1. Vineet Vemulapally/Will Morrison (DREW) def. Michael Litz/Sean Kimball (PSAM) 8-2

2. Parker Diamond/Geoffrey Diehl (DREW) def. JT Kling /Chan wook Hwang (PSAM) 8-5

3. Tarik Dashields/Prerak Patel (PSAM) def. Bryce Weizer/Chris Morville (DREW) 8-1

 

Match Notes

Penn St.-Abington 1-1

Drew 1-0

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,1,2,6,4)