ABINGTON, PA.- The Penn State Abington men's tennis team opened their season on Wednesday evening by defeating the Arcadia Knights 5-3.

The Nittany Lions won their No.1 doubles from the dynamic duo Michael Litz (Huntingdon Valley, PA) and Pino He (Xuzhou, China). They defeated their opponent 8-3.

During singles, the Nittany Lions took 4-of-6 matches and tied one.

Abington will be back in action on Friday September 21st when they host Albright College for a 3:30pm match. 


 Singles competition
1. Michael Litz (PSAM) def. Nicholas Simeone (AUM) 6-2, 6-4
2. Pino He (PSAM) def. Sal DiBenedetto (AUM) 6-0, 6-2
3. Jamie Zeng Zhu (AUM) vs. Ilker Erkut (PSAM) TIED
4. Youssef Omar (PSAM) def. John Zinzer (AUM) 6-3, 6-4
5. Alex Post (AUM) def. Nickolas Guenther (PSAM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Alex Sphabmixay (PSAM) def. Tim Zeng (AUM) 6-0, 6-1

 Doubles competition
1. Michael Litz/Pino He (PSAM) def. Nicholas Simeone/Sal DiBenedetto (AUM) 8-3
2. Jamie Zeng Zhu/John Zinzer (AUM) def. Ilker Erkut/Youssef Omar (PSAM) 8-6
3. Alex Post/Tim Zeng (AUM) def. Alex Sphabmixay/Nickolas Guenther (PSAM) 8-4