ERIE, Pa. -- The Mount Aloysius Men's Tennis team claimed their first-ever AMCC Championship, on Sunday, as they defeated #2-seeded, Pitt-Greensburg, 5-2. They were the number-one seed heading into the tournament, as they finished with a 4-0 record during the regular season. By winning the AMCC Tournament, Mount Aloysius earns the conferences automatic-bid to the NCAA Tournament.

AMCC Semi-Final vs. Penn State Altoona (Saturday)
In Saturday's matchup, the Mounties took on Penn State Altoona, whom they had beaten, 7-2, in their first meeting.

Mount Aloysius took the lead early, 2-1, after the Doubles matches. Caleb Beidle (Bedford, PA, Bedford) and Bruce Perow (Huntingdon, PA, Huntingdon) won a point at #1 Doubles (8-2), while Cole Kazmierczyk (Johnstown, PA, Richland) and Adam Snyder (Weedville, PA, St. Mary's Area) won the second at #2 Doubles (8-1). The Mounties would only need to win three Singles matches to clinch the win and move onto the championship match.

The trio of Beidle, Kazmierczyk, and Perow, all won their Singles matches, to give Mount Aloysius the five points needed to win. Beidle won at #1 Singles, 6-3, 6-4. Kazmierczyk and Perow lost a combined one game in their matches at #2 and #3 Singles. Perow stayed undefeated on the season at #3 Singles, as he won 6-0, 6-0. Penn State Altoona had only earned one point in Singles, up to that point, with a win at #4.

In tournament play, as soon as a team reaches five points, the match ends, so the Mounties advanced to Sunday's championship match, without needing the points from the #5 or #6 Singles spots.

AMCC Final vs. Pitt-Greensburg (Sunday)
Sunday's Championship match was a rematch of the top two teams in the AMCC standings. Mount Aloysius defeated UPG, in their first matchup, 5-4.

In Doubles, the Bobcats earned hard-fought victories at the #1 and #3 slots, to give them a 2-1 advantage. Kazmierczyk and Snyder produced an 8-0 victory at #2 Doubles, to earn the Mounties their lone point of the early portion.

Perow and Adam Tussey (Pine Grove Mills, PA, State College) scored the first two points in the Singles portion, giving the Mounties a 3-2 lead. Perow won 6-0, 6-0, at #3 Singles, and Tussey won 6-2, 6-3, at #5 Singles. The fourth Mountie point came from Snyder, who won at #4 Singles. He produced a hard-fought win, that went to a 10-point tiebreaker for the third set. After winning the first set, 6-2, Snyder lost the second set by the same score. In the third set, he won 10-4, to earn the point.

The title-clinching point came from Kazmierczyk, who won at #2 Singles, 6-1, 6-1. He was another Mountie who has stayed unbeaten on the season. The final point came with the #1 and #6 matches still up for grabs, but they were not needed, as the Mounties won 5-2.

Up Next
The championship was the first-ever for Mount Aloysius, in the sport of Men's Tennis. It will be the fourth overall appearance in the NCAA tournament, for a Mountie team, as they join the Men's Soccer and Softball (twice).

By earning the AMCC's automatic-bid to the NCAA, Mount Aloysius will await their next move. Their future opponent is scheduled to be announced, on May 10, when the NCAA releases the tournament pairings and the entire field.