March 30, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- The No. 44 Penn State men's tennis team took on the No. 50 Wisconsin Badgers in Big Ten action tonight in Madison, Wisc. The team fell, 4-3 against the Badgers.
The team had a tough go at doubles, going 0-2. Alp Sentay (Izmar, Turkey) and Christos Antonopoulos (Athens, Greece) fell to No. 5 Josef Dodridge and Chema Carranza, 6-1. Christian Lakoseljac (King City, Ontario, Canada) and Matt Galush (Cary, N.C.) took on Osgar O'Hoisin and Daniel Soyfer, falling 6-3. Constant De La Bassetiere (Reims, France) and Ben Lieb (Newtown Square, Pa.) battled with Lamar Remy and Jasper Freimuth, but had their match go unfinished, with Wisconsin up 5-2 when play ended.
In singles, the team went 3-3, with three matches going to a third set. No. 117 De La Bassetiere took on Dodridge, in a tightly contested match, but walked away with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win. Lakoseljac got a straight sets win over Remy, 7-6, 6-1. Antonopoulos defeated Soyfer, in a hard fought match, 1-6, 7-6, 6-4. Gabriel Nemeth (Brasilia, Brazil) had a loss against Carranza, 6-3, 6-2. Galush fell to O'Hoisin, 6-2, 6-1. Lieb was locked in a tight match with Krill, ultimately falling, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
"Wisconsin knew this was a big match for ranking spots so they needed to step up," said associate head coach Paul Tobin. "We knew their doubles were strong at the top, a .750 record. We knew some of our guys are still a little beat up and the Wisconsin pace was too big. It looked like we could tie it up when Ben [Lieb] took the third set. Great job to Wisconsin for pulling out the set. It's time to regroup and focus on a good Minnesota team Sunday."
The Lions are now 11-8 (1-3 B1G) on the season. The team is back in action on Sunday, Apr. 1 against No. 33 Minnesota in Minneapolis, Mn. at 1:00 p.m. EST.
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Doubles Final:
- #5 Josef Dodrige/Chema Carranza (WISC) def. Alp Sentay/C. Antonopoulos (PSU) 6-1
- Osgar O'Hoisin/Daniel Soyfer (WISC) def. Christian Lakoseljac/Matt Galush (PSU) 6-3
- Lamar Remy/Jesper Freimuth (WISC) vs. C. De La Bassetiere/Ben Lieb 5-2, unfinished
Singles Final:
- #117 C. De La Bassetiere (PSU) def. Josef Dodridge (WISC) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
- Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Lamar Remy (WISC) 7-6, 6-1
- C. Antonopoulos (PSU) def. Daniel Soyfer (WISC) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
- Chema Carranza (WISC) def. Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Osgar O'Hoisin (WISC) def. Matt Galush (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
- Robert Krill (WISC) def. Ben Lieb (PSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1