Flushing, NY - Penn State University earned its first ever ECAC Division I Men's Tennis Invitational Title after defeating Princeton University (5-2) for the first time in program history at the USTA National Tennis Center on Monday.

Penn State earned the number one seed in the tournament and did not lose a match until the seminal round against No. 4 Harvard.  The Nittany Lions earned 7-0 wins over No. 16 Saint Joseph's (first round) and No. 8 Dartmouth (quarterfinals).

With the win, Penn State receives an automatic bid to the 2008 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Team Indoor Championships in February.

Championships Information

Draw Sheet

Team Lineups

USTA National Tennis Center

Friday's Results (Click on the match for results)

No. 1 Penn State def. No. 16 Saint Joseph's, 7-0
No. 8 Dartmouth def. No. 9 Cornell, 5-2
No. 5 Pennsylvania def. No. 12 Boston College, 6-1
No. 4 Harvard def. No. 13 George Washington, 6-1
No. 3 Princeton def. No. 14 Maryland-Baltimore County, 6-1
No. 6 Yale def. No. 11 Georgetown, 4-3
No. 7 Brown def. No. 10 St. John's, 4-3
No. 2 Columbia def. No. 15 St. Bonaventure, 6-0

Saturday's Results (Click on the match for results)

No. 1 Penn State def. No. 8 Dartmouth, 7-0
No. 4 Harvard def. No. 5 Pennsylvania, 6-1
No. 3 Princeton def. No. 6 Yale, 5-2
No. 7 Brown def. No. 2 Columbia, 4-3
No. 9 Cornell def. No. 16 Saint Joseph's, 7-0
No. 12 Boston College def. No. 13 George Washington, 4-3
No. 14 Maryland-Baltimore County def. No. 11 Georgetown, 4-3
No. 10 St. John's def. No. 15 St. Bonaventure, 6-1

Sunday's Results (Click on the match for results)

No. 1 Penn State def. No. 4 Harvard, 5-2*
No. 3 Princeton def. No. 7 Brown, 6-1*
No. 5 Pennsylvania def. No. 8 Dartmouth, 5-2
No. 2 Columbia def. No. 6 Yale, 4-3
No. 9 Cornell def. No. 12 Boston College, 6-1
No. 10 St. John's def. No. 14 Maryland-Baltimore County, 5-2
No. 13 George Washington def. No. 16 Saint Joseph's, 7-0
No. 11 Georgetown def. No. 15 St. Bonaventure, 6-1

*Semifinal Match

Final Match, Monday, October 1 (Click on the match for results)

No. 1 Penn State def. No. 3 Princeton, 5-2