ST. DAVIDS, Pa. - In its second fall match of the 2024 season, Eastern Men's Tennis dropped a 5-2 decision to the Penn State Abington Nittany Lions at the EU Tennis Court on Saturday. Ethan Goonewardene won his first match of the fall at No. 4 singles, while Fredy Rodriguez also emerged victorious at No. 6 singles. 

With the new rules established by the ITA, the match was played to seven points. PSU Abington won two matches at doubles, giving them one point. Jeremy Brown and Fredy Rodriguez picked up a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles over Charlie Batman and Ulrich Commodore. 

Goonwardene won the first set at No. 4 single 6-3, and after conceding the second set, won the third set tiebreaker by a score of 10-8. Rodriguez won the first set tiebreaker at No. 6 singles, 7-6 (7-4), before coming away with a 12-10 win in the third set. 

Eastern Men's Tennis will continue its fall season on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 3:00 pm.