Men's tennis down Abington in NEAC opener

Box Score READING, PA (April 1, 2012) - The Penn State Berks men's tennis team opened its North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play with a 6-3 win over Penn State Abington on Sunday afternoon at Gring's Mill. (Boxscore)

It was the third win in four games for Berks, while Abington suffered just its second loss of the season. Berks improves to 4-5 overall and 1-0 in the NEAC, while Abington fell to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

George Chacko and Steven Roughton give the Nittany Lions a critical 2-1 lead heading into the singles action with a thrilling 9-8 win at No. 1 doubles. The duo emerged victorious after edging out Jordan Domsky and Matthew Wolff by a score of 7-3 in the tiebreaker. Javier Quinones-Melendez and Creston Smoker also finished on the winning side of a tight contest. The pair won their No. 3 doubles match by a score of 8-6.

Chacko finished his day undefeated after beating Wolff 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 3 singles bout. Matt Holdorf earned a 6-3, 6-2 win at second singles and Bradley Kale (No. 5) won 6-1, 6-3. In the sixth singles flight, Dashiell Kopp made his Penn State Berks debut with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Baptist Bible on Tuesday, April 3 for a non-conference contest starting at 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Holdorf: 6' 1"; Senior

Bradley Kale: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Javier Quinones-Melendez: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Steven Roughton: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Creston Smoker: 5' 9"; Junior

Dashiell Kopp: 5' 11"; Sophomore

George Chacko: 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matt Holdorf
: 6' 1"; Senior

Bradley Kale
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Javier Quinones-Melendez
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Steven Roughton
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Creston Smoker
: 5' 9"; Junior

Dashiell Kopp
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

George Chacko
: 5' 7"; Freshman