Abington Falls Short at Harrisburg, 6-3

Box Score Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's tennis team fell short at Penn State Harrisburg by the score of 6-3 in United East Conference (UEC) action on Sunday afternoon at the Hoverter Tennis Complex.

Score: Penn State Harrisburg 6, Penn State Abington 3
Records: Penn State Abington (7-6, 2-3 UEC) | Penn State Harrisburg (6-3, 2-0 UEC)
Location: Middletown, Pa. (Hoverter Tennis Complex)

How It Happened

* Abington took the point at third doubles as sophomore Kyle Elliott and freshman Nick Talarico defeated Harrisburg's Colin Flack and Casey Detwiler, 8-4. Elliott and Talarico trailed 3-2 in the match and went on to win six of the next seven games to take the match.

* Harrisburg picked up victories and first and second doubles to enter singles play ahead 2-1 in the match. At first doubles, sophomore Andrew Brown and freshman Tim Belotserkovsky fell short to Harrisburg's Nick Rohn and Andrew Schreck, 8-6. In a hard-fought matchup, neither duo held a lead larger than a game in the match.

* Brown improved to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play at first singles. Brown cruised to a 6-0 victory in the opening set but fell behind 3-0 in the second set versus AJ Krasley. He would go on to win the next six games though to take the set, 6-3, and win the match in straight sets.

* Junior Josh Kurek won his second singles match against Schreck by the scores of 6-4, 6-5. Kurek fell behind 4-3 in the first set but rallied to win the next three points to get the win. He also trailed 2-0 in the second set before winning the set 6-5.

All-Time Series
Today marked the fifth meeting between Abington and Harrisburg since the start of the 2011-12 season. Abington is now 1-4 versus Harrisburg in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Monday, April 17 as the Nittany Lions take a break from conference play to face Saint Elizabeth University in a non-conference match at the Abington Tennis Courts on campus.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Brown: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Kyle Elliott: 6' 2"; Sophomore

Tim Belotserkovsky: 6' 0"; Freshman

Josh Kurek: 5' 10"; Junior

Nick Talarico: 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrew Brown
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Kyle Elliott
: 6' 2"; Sophomore

Tim Belotserkovsky
: 6' 0"; Freshman

Josh Kurek
: 5' 10"; Junior

Nick Talarico
: 6' 0"; Freshman