WEST CHESTER, Pa. (April 18, 2014) – The Edinboro men's tennis team won its fourth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crown in school history with a 5-3 victory over defending champion Kutztown on Friday afternoon in West Chester, PA.

(10-5) collected an 8-4 triumph at No. 2 doubles. The tandem of James Cooper and Thomas Pellegrino (15-8) posted their eighth doubles victory in a row with an 8-3 win at the No. 3 position.

Amir Talab (20-7) earned a 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, while Romain (14-9) picked up a 6-0, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 singles slot.

Borja (18-10) used a third set to seal the win with a 7-5, 0-6, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles.

Head coach Lee Underwood captures his first PSAC crown at the helm of the Edinboro program and first title overall as a head coach since both his West Virginia Wesleyan men's and women's tennis teams earned West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) titles during the 2009-10 campaign, his final season with the Bobcats.

Edinboro will now await to hear on the Atlantic Regional. The NCAA will announce the Division II tournament field on April 29 at 8 p.m. on NCAA.com.
 
Match Results
Singles competition
1. Rushi Amin (KUTZ-M) def. Matias Aignasse (EDIN-M) 6-0, 7-5
2. Bruno Borja (EDIN-M) def. Varun Desai (KUTZ-M) 7-5, 0-6, 7-5
3. Matthew Maguire (KUTZ-M) vs. Juan Estepa (EDIN-M) unfinished
4. Amir Talab (EDIN-M) def. Patricio Hernandez (KUTZ-M) 6-2, 6-1
5. Brandon Romain (EDIN-M) def. Rich Lichtenwalner (KUTZ-M) 6-0, 6-1
6. Ben Nace (KUTZ-M) def. Raffaele Fusulan (EDIN-M) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Rushi Amin/Varun Desai (KUTZ-M) def. Matias Aignasse/Juan Estepa (EDIN-M) 9-7
2. Bruno Borja/Brandon Romain (EDIN-M) def. Ben Nace/Rich Lichtenwalner (KUTZ-M) 8-4
3. James Cooper/Thomas Pellegrino (EDIN-M) def. Matthew Maguire/Ken Beebe (KUTZ-M) 8-3
 
Match Notes:
Edinboro 17-8; Regional ranking #7
Kutztown 13-5; Regional ranking #5
PSAC Championship Final. Edinboro wins fourth PSAC Men's Tennis Championship in
school history and its first since 1978. Kutztown is ranked third in NCAA
Atlantic Division II Atlantic Regional Rankings, Edinboro is seventh. Bruno
Borja clinches victory with (7-5, 0-6, 7-5) win at second singles.