ABINGTON, Pa. - The Penn State Abington men's tennis team hosted its final non-conference match of the season, but the Nittany Lions couldn't pull out a victory  in a 6-3 loss against the College of Staten Island on Tuesday afternoon. The men fall to 5-5 for the season.

The Dolphins took the first point in the match with an 8-2 win at the third flight, but the Nittany Lions top doubles team responded with an 8-3 win. In a close match the Nittany Lions barely fell in a 8-7 match in the second flight.

Freshman Michael Litz was first to finish for the Nittany Lions with a 6-2, 6-0 win to tie the match at 2-2. The Dolphins went on to win the next four points of the match to clinch it, but at the third flight JT Kling put in a strong 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 performance to win the final point.

Abington will look to rebound when they host Penn College this Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

Singles competition 
1. Michael Litz (PSAM) def. Matthew Vesci (CSIM) 6-2, 6-0
2. Andrew Adia (CSIM) def. Tarik Dashields (PSAM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
3. JT Kling (PSAM) def. Chris Pinto (CSIM) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
4. Raymond Hwang (CSIM) def. Prerak Patel (PSAM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Akaki Dundua (CSIM) def. Ilker Erkut (PSAM) 6-2, 6-2
6. Mukhiddin Nuriddinov (CSIM) def. Alexander Dunetz (PSAM) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition 
1. Michael Litz/Tarik Dashields (PSAM) def. Chris Pinto/Raymond Hwang (CSIM) 8-3
2. Akaki Dundua/Tao Lin (CSIM) def. J.T. Kling/Alexander Dunetz (PSAM) 8-7 (7-5)
3. Matthew Vesci/Alex Tsui (CSIM) def. Prerak Patel/Ilker Erkut (PSAM) 8-2