Steven Roughton jumping forehand
Gene Walsh

Men's Tennis

Men's tennis downs Cobleskill in conference finale

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READING, PA (April 23, 2011) - The Penn State Berks men's team finished its North Atlantic Conference (NAC) regular season with a 6-3 win over SUNY Cobleskill at Hillcrest Racquet Club on Saturday afternoon.

Matt Holdorf, Javier Quinones-Melendez and Bradley Kale each went unbeaten through singles and  doubles play to help the Nittany Lions improve to 7-5 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Berks will enter the NAC Western Division Championship as the No. 2 seed on Thursday, April 28 in Clarks Summit.

Holdorf did not drop a single game throughout the afternoon. He and Tim Ko partnered up for an 8-0 shutout over David Dash and Jeremy McMichael at second doubles. Holdorf then cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 triumph at fourth singles.

Quinones-Melendez (No. 5 singles) earned a 6-1, 6-4 win over Austin Kelly, while Kale picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win at sixth singles. The freshman pair teamed up for an 8-6 victory in the third doubles flight.

Steven Roughton grabbed the Nittany Lions other victory by a score of 6-1, 6-3 out of the third singles slot.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Albright College on Tuesday, April 26 at 3:30 p.m. for one last tune up before their conference championships on Thursday.

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Players Mentioned

Tim Ko

Tim Ko

5' 7"
Sophomore
Matt Holdorf

Matt Holdorf

6' 0"
Freshman
Bradley Kale

Bradley Kale

6' 0"
Freshman
Javier Quinones-Melendez

Javier Quinones-Melendez

5' 9"
Freshman
Steven Roughton

Steven Roughton

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tim Ko

Tim Ko

5' 7"
Sophomore
Matt Holdorf

Matt Holdorf

6' 0"
Freshman
Bradley Kale

Bradley Kale

6' 0"
Freshman
Javier Quinones-Melendez

Javier Quinones-Melendez

5' 9"
Freshman
Steven Roughton

Steven Roughton

5' 10"
Freshman