CAMDEN, NJ  – The Rutgers-Camden men's tennis team squared off against North Eastern Athletic Conference rival Penn State Abington this afternoon.   The Scarlet Raptors beat the Nittany Lions 5-to-4.  This victory moved Rutgers-Camden into first place in the NEAC Standings.


To open the match, the Scarlet Raptors took two of three matches in doubles play. Kevin Ziemba and Michael Steinberger won 8-5 in the first spot. In the second spot, Onkar Singh and Drew Delengowski lost 8-3. Lloyd Pearson and Terry Long won 8-2 at third doubles.


With a 2-to-1 lead going into singles action the Scarlet Raptors knew they had to fight until the end. Onkar Singh lost 6-1, 6-0 in the first spot. Terry Long won 6-1, 6-4 in the second spot.  At the third spot, Kevin Ziemba lost 6-4, 6-2. Lloyd Pearson lost 2-6, 7-5, and 7-5 in the fourth spot. Michael Steinberger won 6-1, 6-2 in the fifth spot. It all came down to the sixth spot where Drew Delengowski secured the win for the Scarlet Raptors with 7-5, 6-0 victory.


Rutgers-Camden (5-4, NEAC 3-0) will travel to Ramapo College (5-4, GNAC 1-0) on Thursday, April 10th at 4:30pm.