The Lancaster Bible College men's tennis team finished off a perfect North Eastern Athletic Conference record on Thursday, as the Chargers defeated Penn St. Abington, 7-2 in Abington, Pa. The win is the sixth straight for the Chargers, which is a new program record, and Lancaster Bible ends the regular season with an 8-1 overall record and 4-0 mark in NEAC play.
 
Lancaster Bible is the top seed in next week's NEAC Playoffs, and will host either No. 4 Penn College or No. 5 Penn St. Abington in the NEAC Semifinals next Tuesday at Hempfield Rec Center. The Wildcats and Nittany Lions will play on Saturday to determine who faces the Chargers.
 
Doubles: Lancaster Bible swept doubles play on Wednesday, as the No. 1 team of Devon Clemmer and Tyler Norris won, 8-4, and Malachi Bomgardner and AJ Kwiatkowski earned an 8-2 victory at No. 2 doubles. Penn St. Abington only played with four players on Wednesday, so the Chargers earned a forfeit victory at No. 3 doubles.
 
Singles: Clemmer and Penn St. Abington No. 1 player Adrian Condes played a great match at No. 1 singles, as Condes came out on top in three sets with a 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 victory. Norris lost in three sets as well at No. 2 singles, as he fell to Dhruv Shahane, 5-7, 6-2, 10-5.
 
Micah Weaver, playing at No. 3 singles on Wednesday, earned a three-set win for the Chargers, as he dropped the first set, but won the final two for a 1-6, 6-3, 10-7 victory. Senior Keven Vallette cruised at No. 4 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Kaushik Karri. Bomgardner and Kwiatkowski earned forfeit wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
 
The Coach Says: "Our team banded together today and fought hard through adversity as a family," Lancaster Bible Assistant Coach Yancy Butler said. "They supported one another and it showed on the court today. I appreciate all the hard work they put in and I am proud of all of them."
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 3-8 all-time against Penn St. Abington…Lancaster Bible has won eight straight NEAC men's tennis matches dating back to the 2019 season, and this is the second straight regular season the Chargers have gone undefeated…Lancaster Bible is 4-0 on the road this season…Vallette finished the regular season with an 8-1 record in singles play, while Kwiatkowski finished 8-0.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible hosts either Penn College or Penn St. Abington in the NEAC Semifinals on Tuesday at Hempfield Rec Center…Match time is yet to be determined, and portions of the match can be seen live on the Chargers Sports Network.