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Penn State Abington
Erkut
9
Winner Penn State Abington Men's PSAM20
0
Cairn University CUMTEN
Winner
Penn State Abington Men's PSAM20
9
Final
0
Cairn University CUMTEN

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Daria Edwards

Nittany Lions Win Season Opener

LANGHORNE, PA- The Penn State Abigton men's tennis team picked up their first win of the season on the road by defeating Cairn University 9-0.
 
The Nittany Lions dominated in doubles actions with pairs Michael Litz (Huntingdon Valley, PA)/ Dhruv Shahane (Pune, India) at flight one, Ilker Erkut (Philadelphia, PA) / Sage Kiergasky at flight two, and Andrew Cavanuagh (Wyndmoor, PA) / Philip Belotserkovsky (Warminster, PA) in the three spot. Abington swept 8-2, 8-1 and 8-0.

Four Nittany Lions had perfect games during singles competition with 6-0, 6-0 victories; Michael Llitz (No.1), Dhruv Shahane (No.4), Sage Kiergarsky (No.5), and Andrew Cavanuagh (No.6). Both Ilker Erkut and teammate Philip Belotserkovsky took home 6-1, 6-0 wins for Abington.
 
Up the Nittany Lions will host Ursinus College on September 23rd for a 3:30pm match.
 

Singles competition 
1. Michael Litz (PSAM20) def. Brad Garges (CUMTEN) 6-0, 6-0
2. Ilker Erkut (PSAM20) def. Jesse Stokes (CUMTEN) 6-0, 6-1
3. Philip Belotserkovsk (PSAM20) def. Max Bruestle (CUMTEN) 6-1, 6-0
4. Dhruv Shahane (PSAM20) def. Adin Frey (CUMTEN) 6-0, 6-0
5. Sage Kiergarsky (PSAM20) def. Sam Heidenbren (CUMTEN) 6-0, 6-0
6. Andrew Cavanuagh (PSAM20) def. Joel Cassel (CUMTEN) 6-0, 6-0
 
 Doubles competition 
1. Michael Litz/Dhruv Shahane (PSAM20) def. Brad Garges/Jesse Stokes (CUMTEN) 8-2
2. Ilker Erkut/Sage Kiergarsky (PSAM20) def. Max Bruestle/Adin Frey (CUMTEN) 8-1
3. Andrew Cavanuagh/Philip Belotserkovsky (PSAM20) def. Sam Heidenbren/Joel Cassel (CUMTEN) 8-0
 
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