IMMACULATA, Pa. – With the match all-square at 4-4, Karl Finkbeiner needed to complete his comeback at second singles to secure a win for Eastern University Men's Tennis at Immaculata. The sophomore battled to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win to lift the Eagles (4-5) to a 5-4 win.

"That was a great pressure moment for Karl," Head Coach Mark Spangler said after the match. "When Blizz (James Blizzard) lost in his breaker, there was no one else on the courts, it was up to Karl. He did a real nice job handling the pressure."

Finkbeiner put together a strong service game at 4-4 to grab control of the final set. Spangler noted that two of the points came on service winners and a third came on a simple point after a defensive return.

Another solid doubles day set up Finkbeiner's heroics. The Eagles won 8-1 at first doubles and Connor Mooney and Matt Cradduck ground out a 9-8 win at second. The pair claimed the match with a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker.

Mooney and Cradduck each won in straight sets in their singles match, but with losses at 1st, fifth, and sixth singles, the Eagles needed Finkbeiner's three-set win.

Eastern is slated to travel to Messiah College for a non-league match tomorrow before hosting MAC Freedom juggernaut Wilkes on Saturday.