EDINBORO, Pa. (May 3, 2015) – After capturing its third consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title on Saturday, the Edinboro men's tennis team booked a reservation to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional for the third straight season. For the first time in program history, head coach Lee Underwood's team will host the Atlantic Regional II Championships on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8.
 
The NCAA announced on Tuesday night that the Fighting Scots have earned the second seed in the region. Edinboro will receive a first-round bye and play in the finals on Sunday at 12 noon against the winner of the semifinal match between sixth-seeded Mercyhurst (10-8, 4-1 PSAC) and third-seeded and Mountain East Conference champion West Liberty (17-5, 8-1 MEC). That match will take place on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. The winner will advance to the NCAA Division II Round of 16 in Denver, Co. on May 18-21.

"We are very excited to be hosting the men's NCAA D-2 Atlantic II Regional," said Underwood. "It is shaped up to 3 teams that all has 5-4 and 6-3 scores during regular season. We will work hard to prepare this week for it."
 
The Atlantic Regional I Championships will be hosted by top-seeded Bluefield State, with the semifinal match consisting of fourth-seeded West Virginia Wesleyan and fifth-seeded Chowan.
 
Armed with seven freshmen and two sophomores, the Fighting Scots have made school history with a program-best 22-3 record, going 5-0 in PSAC play during the season. They defeated West Chester in the PSAC semifinals, 5-0, and completed a conference three-peat with a 5-1 victory over Mercyhurst in the finals.
 
Edinboro reached the Round of 16 two years ago for the first time. Last year the Fighting Scots fell to Bluefield State in the Atlantic Regional II finals. They have won their last six matches against Mercyhurst, including a 6-3 regular-season win over the Lakers on April 13. They edged West Liberty, 5-4, on March 25.
 
Edinboro sophomore Vitor Albanese, who was crowned the PSAC singles champion in September, owns a team-leading 30-3 singles record as the team's number-one singles player. Last year's PSAC Athlete and Freshman of the Year was ranked third in the Atlantic Region in singles in the latest Oracle/ITA poll. He and freshman doubles partner Camilo Moncayo were ranked second in the region in doubles in that same poll with a 17-5 record as the team's number-one tandem. Albanese is 20-9 overall in doubles.
 
Sophomore Daniel Fernandez was named the PSAC Tournament's Most Valuable Player after going 2-0 in doubles with freshman partner Mateus Santos and 1-0 in singles. Fernandez and Mateus Santos lead Edinboro with a 21-8 doubles mark as the number-two duo, ranking tenth in the region by Oracle/ITA. Mateus Santos is second on the team with a 22-5 singles mark, going 14-2 at the fourth spot, while Fernandez is third at 21-5, holding down a 15-4 record at the number-five position.
 
Moncayo and freshman Mauricio Santos (no relation to Mateus Santos) were ranked 16^th and 20^th, respectively, in the Oracle/ITA Atlantic Region singles poll. Moncayo owns a 12-8 mark as Edinboro's number-two singles player, while Mauricio Santos is 20-9, going 14-5 as Edinboro's number-three singles player. Mauricio Santos and doubles partner Kevin Mboko own a 19-3 record as the Scots' number-three doubles squad.