Men’s Tennis Falls, 4-0, to No. 30 USCMen’s Tennis Falls, 4-0, to No. 30 USC
Caleb Craig

Men’s Tennis Falls, 4-0, to No. 30 USC

The Nittany Lions will host UCLA, Mercyhurst on Sunday Apr. 6 at 11a.m. and 4p.m.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men’s tennis team dropped its match to No. 30 USC on Friday. The Nittany Lions played tough and close matches but ultimately fell 4-0. 

 

DOUBLES 

At first doubles, Loren Byers and Sam Bossem paired up to take on Tristan Bradley and Peter Makk, but the PSU duo fell 6-4. Charl Morgan and Nolan Ranger took Court 2 together, but they dropped their match, 6-3, to Volodymyr Iakubenko and Oscar Weightman. 

Reiya Hattori and Shri Murugesan were tied 5-5 with Matter Morazzi and Nathan Trouve when the match went unfinished as USC had already clinched the doubles point. 

 

SINGLES 

On Court 2, Bossem fell to Trouve, 7-5, 6-1. At the fourth spot, Hattori dropped his match, 6-2, 6-4, to Karl Lee. David Lindsay played at fifth singles against Connor Church, but fell 7-6(8), 6-2. 

 

At the top spot, No. 51 Byers was even with No. 26 Makk, with a 6-1, 6-7 (3), 0-1 score. Schoeman took third singles against Weightman, holding a 4-6, 5-4 score, and on Court 6, Murugesan was in a third set with Tristan Bradley with a 2-6, 6-4, 0-1, when all three matches went unfinished as USC had clinched the match point. 

 

UP NEXT 

The Nittany Lions will host a doubleheader against UCLA and Mercyhurst on Sunday, April 6. The first match will begin at 11 a.m. and the second is slated for 4 p.m. Both matches will be hosted at the Indoor Tennis Center. Following the weekend at home, the Nittany Lions will travel one last time in the regular season to face No. 24 Illinois on Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. ET and No. 66 Northwestern on Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m. ET.  

Visit GoPSUsports.com for more updates on the Nittany Lion's season. Follow the team on Instagram @pennstatemtennis and on X @pennstateMTEN for more continued updates. 

 

RESULTS 

Doubles 

  1. Bradley/Makk (USC) def. Bossem/Byers (PSU) 6-4
  2. Iakubenko/Weightman (USC) def. Morgan/Ranger (PSU) 6-3
  3. Hattori/Murugesan (PSU) vs. Morazzi/Trouve (USC) 5-5, unfinished

 

Singles 

  1. #51 Byers (PSU) vs. #26 Makk (USC) 6-1, 6(3)-7, 0-1, unfinished
  2. Trouve (USC) def. Bossem (PSU) 7-5, 6-1
  3. Schoeman (PSU) vs. Weightman (USC) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
  4. Lee (USC) def. Hattori (PSU) 6-2, 6-4
  5. Church (USC) def. Lindsay (PSU) 7-6(8), 6-2
  6. Murugesan (PSU) vs. Bradley (USC) 2-6, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished