INDIANA, Pa. -- Despite entering the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference Tournament's Semifinals as the #3 seed, the Mercyhurst University men's tennis were easily taken care of in a 5-1 loss to the second-seeded Kutztown Golden Bears.  The Lakers' season concluded with an overall record of 6-11.

The duo of Jorn van der Veer and Eric Drusko were the only ones to pick up a win for Mercyhurst, as they prevailed 9-8 (8-6) in an enduring No. 2 doubles match against Rich Lichtenwalner and Ben Nace.  Afterwards, Kutztown would take the No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5 singles matches to claim victory and advance to the PSAC Championship match.

Singles competition
1. Jorn van der Veer (MU-M) vs. R. Amin (KUTZ-M) unfinished
2. V. Desai (KUTZ-M) def. Travis Beck (MU-M) 6-0, 7-5
3. Robert Rizea (MU-M) vs. M. Maguire (KUTZ-M) unfinished
4. P. Hernandez (KUTZ-M) def. Mauricio Canton Diaz (MU-M) 6-0, 6-1
5. R. Lichtenwalner (KUTZ-M) def. Eric Drusko (MU-M) 6-2, 6-2
6. Mike Vinopal (MU-M) vs. B. Nace (KUTZ-M) unfinished

Doubles competition
1. R. Amin/V. Desai (KUTZ-M) def. Travis Beck/Robert Rizea (MU-M) 8-1
2. Jorn van der Veer/Eric Drusko (MU-M) def. R. Lichtenwalner/B. Nace (KUTZ-M) 9-8 (8-6)
3. M. Maguire/K. Beebe (KUTZ-M) def. Mario Sandoval/Kyle Hosier (MU-M) 8-2

Match Notes
Mercyhurst University 6-11
Kutztown University 10-6