CHARLESTON, WV (May 4, 2014) – Trailing 3-0 after doubles play, the Edinboro men's tennis team rallied to win five straight singles matches to earn a 5-3 victory over Kutztown and capture the 2014 NCAA Atlantic Region 2 title on Sunday afternoon at the Schoenbaum Tennis Courts in Charleston, WV. The contest was a rematch of the PSAC Championship Final on April 18, which the Fighting Scots won by an identical score of 5-3.
Edinboro now moves on to the NCAA Round of 16, facing off with South Region 2 champion West Florida on May 14 at 1:30 p.m. in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The Argonauts are the top-ranked team in Division II, owning a 25-0 record. The Fighting Scots extended their match win streak to 11 contests with the win, while improving their record to 19-8 on the season. The Golden Bears close the 2014 campaign with a 15-6 mark.
Edinboro dropped all three doubles matches to open today's regional final by a combined score of 24-7. Fighting Scot head coach
NCAA Bracket
Match Results
Doubles Competition
#1 Amin/Desai (KU) def. Matias Aignasse/Juan Estepa (EU) 8-1
#2 Lichtenwalner/Nace (KU) def. Bruno Borja/Brandon Romain (EU) 8-3
#3 Maguire/Beebe (KU) def. James Cooper/Thomas Pellegrino (EU) 8-3
Singles Competition
#1 Matias Aignasse (EU) def. Rushi Amin (KU) 6-1, 6-3
#2 Bruno Borja (EU) def. Varun Desai (KU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
#3 Juan Estepa (EU) def. Matthew Maguire (KU) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Rich Lichtenwalner (KU) Amir Talab (EU) unf.
#5 Brandon Romain (EU) def. Patricio Hernandez (KU) 6-4, 6-3
#6 Raffaele Fusulan (EU) def. Ben Nace (KU) 6-2, 6-3
