ST. DAVIDS, Pa. – Eastern University Men's Tennis won five-of-six singles matches to claim a 6-3 win over the visiting Penn State Abington Nittany Lions to open the fall season. First year players Cole Patit and Nick Wool were double winners for the Eagles.

How it Happened:
The Lions (2-1) won the top two doubles flights, but Patit and Wool earned an 8-0 win at third doubles to keep the Eagles within shouting distance heading to singles play.

The Eagles (1-0) won three singles matches quickly and the Lions took the match at first singles to put the match at 4-3 with Matt Cradduck and Ryan Hamilton on the court. Hamilton had lost his opening set, 6-1 and battled back with a 7-5 win in the second set. to set up a tiebreaker. He ground out a 10-8 win in a super-tiebreaker just as Cradduck was winning his super-tiebreaker 11-9. Cradduck won the final four points of the match to rally from a 9-7 deficit to earn his win.

Karl Finkbeiner won his match at fourth singles 6-4, 6-0.

Coach Spangler says:
It was really good to see both freshmen get a pair of wins today. Ryan did a really nice job against an opponent with a lot of shots and deception. This was a good win against a quality team. We showed good competitive fire in our singles matches.

Up Next:
The Eagles will play at Lebanon Valley Next Thursday before traveling to the MAC Individual Tournament on Oct. 13.