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Top-Seeded Edinboro Netters Prepare to Defend PSAC Championship this Weekend

PSAC Tennis Championship Central
2013-14 PSAC Championship Results

EDINBORO, Pa. (April 21, 2015) – Under the guidance of fifth-year head coach Lee Underwood, the Edinboro men's tennis team will look to capture its second straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship as it enters the four-team conference tournament as the top seed this weekend in Bloomsburg, Pa. The Fighting Scots own a 13-6 overall mark and finished the conference season with a perfect 5-0 ledger.
 
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Bruno Borja

Edinboro will take on No. 4 West Chester at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 24 in a PSAC Semifinal match. Second-seeded Kutztown will face off with No. 3 Mercyhurst in the other semifinal at 3 p.m., as well. The winners of each contest will battle for the PSAC crown on Saturday, April 25 at 11 a.m., with a consolation match taking place at the same time.
 
The Fighting Scots have won five consecutive matches coming into the PSAC Tournament, after topping Bloomsburg and Kutztown this past weekend by a combined score of 15-3. Edinboro has won 12 matches in a row and 15 of its last 17 contests against PSAC opponents, with their last loss to a conference foe coming against Kutztown on March 1, 2014.  
 
The Fighting Scots are seeking their fifth title in school history overall and can become the first team to win back-to-back PSAC crowns since Kutztown in 2010-11.
 
Edinboro is led by Vitor Albanese, who has captured nine straight singles victories coming into the PSAC Tournament. The freshman shows a 14-2 record on the season and is 8-0 at the No. 1 singles slot.
 
He was named the PSAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week ending April 19 after posting perfect 2-0 marks in singles play and in doubles competition with teammate Brandon Romain. The duo is 10-6 on the year at the top doubles position and has won three straight matches. Romain owns a 6-4 mark in singles play, as well.
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Matias Aignasse

 
Bruno Borja, the reigning PSAC Freshman of the Year, is tied for the team lead in wins at 14-10 on the season. He has come on strong as of late, posting a 7-3 ledger in his last 10 singles matches. Borja also leads the team with 16 doubles win (16-7), as he and teammate Matias Aignasse are 9-1 as a doubles tandem this season at the No. 2 spot. Aignasse is the defending PSAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Year and is 9-10 in singles play this season, but is also 7-3 in his last 10 matches. The redshirt sophomore has posted a 13-5 mark in doubles competition.
 
Daniel Fernandez has been competing at the No. 4 singles slot for the Fighting Scots and owns a 10-7 record in singles play. He and doubles partner Juan Estepa are 7-1 on the year at the No. 3 doubles position, while Estepa is second on the team with 15 wins in doubles competition (15-8) to go along with an 11-11 ledger in singles play. In addition, freshman Anmol Sandhu is 11-5 in singles competition on the season.
 
Last season, Edinboro captured its first PSAC Men's Tennis Championship since the 1978 campaign. The Fighting Scots, who entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, bested local rival Mercyhurst 5-1 in the semifinals before topping top-seeded Kutztown 5-3 in the finals. The Fighting Scots would go on to win their first NCAA Atlantic Regional title in school history.
 
Edinboro also won PSAC Championships in 1964 and 1974. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Matias Aignasse

Matias Aignasse

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Bruno Borja

Bruno Borja

6' 2"
Sophomore
Juan  Estepa

Juan Estepa

6' 2"
Senior
Brandon Romain

Brandon Romain

6' 2"
Senior
Daniel Fernandez

Daniel Fernandez

6' 4"
Freshman
Anmol Sandhu

Anmol Sandhu

6' 0"
Freshman
Vitor Albanese

Vitor Albanese

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matias Aignasse

Matias Aignasse

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Bruno Borja

Bruno Borja

6' 2"
Sophomore
Juan  Estepa

Juan Estepa

6' 2"
Senior
Brandon Romain

Brandon Romain

6' 2"
Senior
Daniel Fernandez

Daniel Fernandez

6' 4"
Freshman
Anmol Sandhu

Anmol Sandhu

6' 0"
Freshman
Vitor Albanese

Vitor Albanese

Freshman