Men's Tennis 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM

Men’s Tennis to Take on #1 St. Mary’s in United East Tournament

Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's tennis team, seeded fourth in the United East Conference (UEC) Tournament, will face top-seeded St. Mary's College in the semifinals on Saturday starting at 6 p.m. This year's United East Tournament will be held at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pa. The winner will face the winner of the Penn State Harrisburg/Lancaster Bible College semifinals in the championship match on Sunday (10 a.m.).

About Penn State Abington (5-6, 2-3 UEC)
The Nittany Lions are making their ninth straight appearance in the United East Tournament (formerly the NEAC) excluding the 2019-20 season when the tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Abington finished the regular season with a 5-6 mark, including a 2-3 record in conference play to earn the fourth seed.

Clicking on All Cylinders
Abington has been on a roll of late in singles play. Freshman Andrew Brown finished conference matches with a 3-2 mark at second singles and wrapped up the regular season with a 6-3 overall record. Senior Philip Belotserkovsky is 5-5 in his last 10 matches, mostly at third singles. Freshman Kyle Elliott finished conference play with a 2-3 record between fourth and fifth singles.

Doubles Action
Abington will feature junior Adrian Condes and Brown at first doubles and the team of Belotserkovsky and Elliott, who are 1-1 as partners, at second doubles heading into Saturday's semifinal.

About St. Mary's (12-3, 5-0 UEC)
The Seahawks enter the United East Tournament as the top-seed and Regular Season Champions with a perfect 5-0 record in conference play this season. St. Mary's features six all-conference selections, including four first team honorees in Sam Sheats (3^rd Singles), William Shepherd Johnson (5^th Singles) and Liam Pratt (6^th Singles) as well as Sheats and Tyler VanValkenburg at second doubles.

Abington in the Postseason
The Nittany Lions are 7-8 all-time in the United East/NEAC Tournament. Abington has won three NEAC Tournament titles after winning three straight championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Nittany Lions also appeared in the 2013 championship match.

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Players Mentioned

Philip Belotserkovsky: 6' 3"; Senior

Andrew Brown: 5' 10"; Freshman

Kyle Elliott: 6' 1"; Freshman

Adrian Condes: 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Philip Belotserkovsky
: 6' 3"; Senior

Andrew Brown
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Kyle Elliott
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Adrian Condes
: 5' 9"; Junior