Abington Drops Non-Conference Match to Eagles

Box Score Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's tennis team were defeated by Eastern University, 6-1, in a non-conference match on Saturday afternoon at the Abington Tennis Courts on campus.

Score: Eastern 6, Penn State Abington 1
Records: Penn State Abington (1-1, 0-0 UEC) | Eastern (2-0, 0-0 MAC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (PSA Tennis Courts)

How It Happened

* Eastern came away with a sweep of doubles competitions to earn the team point.

* Sophomore Krishna Gurram and freshman Dan Trott battled to a 6-4 match at first doubles against Eastern's Peter Folga and Steven Dottoli.

* Sophomore Charlie Batman picked up the Nittany Lions' lone team point. Batman defeated Zach Sprung by the scores of 6-4, 6-4 at sixth singles. It marked his second singles victory of the season.

All-Time Series
Today marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Eastern since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 7-2 versus the Eagles in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 11 as the Nittany Lions travel to face McDaniel College in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Batman: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Krishna Gurram: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Daniel Trott: 6' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charlie Batman
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Krishna Gurram
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Daniel Trott
: 6' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charlie Batman

Krishna Gurram

Daniel Trott

Players Mentioned

Charlie Batman

Krishna Gurram

Daniel Trott