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Men's Tennis Nick Economopoulos

Men's Tennis Battles to 5-4 win over Rutgers-Camden

ABINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's team bounced back with a 5-4 win over Rutgers-Camden on Saturday afternoon.  Abington moves to 3-3 for the season.

In doubles action, the Scarlet Raptors took an early lead with an 8-3 lead in the second flight of doubles. Freshman Michael Litz and sophomore Sean Kimball tied the match with a dominate 8-1 win to tie the match.  Rutgers-Camden battled to an 8-5 win in the third doubles match to take a 2-1 lead before singles.

Litz tied the match for the Nittany Lions with an easy 6-2, 6-0 win at the top flight, and Tarik Dashields gave Abington the lead with a tough 6-0, 7-5 win at the third position. Kimball gave Abington a 4-2 lead after a 6-3, 6-2 win. And Prerak Patel clinched the fifth point with a 6-1, 6-1 win.

The Nittany Lions will be back on the court when they travel to Eastern University on March, 29 at 3:00 p.m.

 Doubles competition
1. Michael Litz/Sean Kimball (PSAM) def. Jair Norman/Jason Mehta (RUCM) 8-1
2. Anthony Gendin/Ryan Christopher (RUCM) def. Tarik Dashields/JT Kling (PSAM) 8-3
3. J. Collette-Nippins/Khoa Ly (RUCM) def. Prerak Patel/Ilker Erkut (PSAM) 8-5
 
 Singles competition
1. Michael Litz (PSAM) def. Anthony Gendin (RUCM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Sean Kimball (PSAM) def. Ryan Christopher (RUCM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Tarik Dashields (PSAM) def. Jair Norman (RUCM) 6-0, 7-5
4. Jason Mehta (RUCM) def. JT Kling (PSAM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
5. Prerak Patel (PSAM) def. J. Collette-Nippins (RUCM) 6-1, 6-1
6.Khoa Ly (RUCM) def. Ilker Erkut (PSAM) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (,1,3,2,5,4,6)
 
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Players Mentioned

JT Kling

JT Kling

5' 9"
Sophomore
Tarik Dashields

Tarik Dashields

6' 1"
Freshman
Ilker Erkut

Ilker Erkut

5' 3"
Freshman
Sean Kimball

Sean Kimball

5' 10"
Sophomore
Michael Litz

Michael Litz

5' 10"
Freshman
Prerak Patel

Prerak Patel

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

JT Kling

JT Kling

5' 9"
Sophomore
Tarik Dashields

Tarik Dashields

6' 1"
Freshman
Ilker Erkut

Ilker Erkut

5' 3"
Freshman
Sean Kimball

Sean Kimball

5' 10"
Sophomore
Michael Litz

Michael Litz

5' 10"
Freshman
Prerak Patel

Prerak Patel

5' 8"
Sophomore