BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Mercyhurst University men's tennis team fell short in its quest for the program's first-ever conference championship after it suffered a 5-1 loss to defending PSAC Champion, Edinboro University, on Saturday afternoon. The Lakers fell to 13-6 on the season while the Fighting Scots improved to 15-6.

Edinboro swept all three doubles matches and then won the opening singles match when Vitor Albanese defeated freshman Nenad Terzic in straight sets at #1.

Mercyhurst picked up its only victory of the afternoon at #6 when sophomore Ross Molinaro IV took care of Edinboro's Anmol Sandhu, 6-1, 6-2. However, things ended when Matias Aignasse defeated Mercyhurst's semifinal hero, junior Travis Beck, in straight sets at #2.

The Lakers will now wait to see if their season will continue in the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Tournament. The selection show takes place on Tuesday, April 28 at 8:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.

#1 Edinboro 5, #3 Mercyhurst 1
Doubles Competition
1. Vitor Albanese / Brandon Romain (EDIN-M) def. Travis Beck / Nenad Terzic (MER-M) 8-4
2. Bruno Borja / Matias Aignasse (EDIN-M) def. Conor McCooey / Andoni Marquez (MER-M) 8-3
3. Juan Estepa / Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) def. Robert Rizea / Ross Molinaro IV (MER-M) 8-1
Singles Competition
1. Vitor Albanese (EDIN-M) def. Nenad Terzic (MER-M) 6-3, 6-4
2. Matias Aignasse (EDIN-M) def. Travis Beck (MER-M) 6-4, 7-5
3. Bruno Borja (EDIN-M) vs. Robert Rizea (MER-M) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, unfinished
4. Daniel Fernandez (EDIN-M) vs. Andoni Marquez (MER-M) 6-1, 7-5, 5-5, unfinished
5. Juan Estepa (EDIN-M) vs. Conor McCooey (MER-M) 2-6 (7-3), 7-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. Ross Molinaro IV (MER-M) def. Anmol Sandhu (EDIN-M) 6-1, 6-2