Jan. 15, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Senior Ryan Gormley (Las Vegas,Nev.) has been named team captain for the 2010 Penn State men's tennis team.
"It is really impressive how much Ryan has matured over his time here at Penn State," said head coach Todd Doebler. "This team is working incredibly hard and Ryan is doing a great job leading the guys. The program will benefit from Ryan's leadership on and off the court this year."
Gormley enters his senior year with a career record of 52-33 in singles action. His 52 wins ties him for 19th in school history in that category. Gormley had a strong fall season, as he posted a 6-3 record. Last year he picked up ten wins, good for third on the team.
Gormley and the Nittany Lions have another strong schedule this season, facing eight opponents are ranked in the ITA Top 75 computer preseason rankings. Penn State is scheduled to take on the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on March 28 in Columbus. The Lions will host the No. 15 Illinois Fighting Illini on April 16. Last season, the Illini finished No. 12 in the final ITA rankings.
Penn State will participate in two regular season tournaments this year. The ITA Team Indoor Qualifiers are slated for Jan. 30 at the home of Florida Gators in Gainesville. Last season, Penn State hosted the ITA Team Indoor Qualifiers on the University Park campus. The Lions will make another appearance at the annual Blue-Gray Tournament in Montgomery, Ala. on Mar. 18-21. Penn State faired well at the tournament last year, picking up a nice 4-2 victory over No. 52 Virginia Commonwealth.
Penn State opens the 2010 dual match slate with a doubleheader at home against Princeton and Lehigh. The Big Ten Conference season opens up on March 7 as the Lions will take on Purdue at home for an 11 a.m. match-up.