UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- The Penn State men's tennis team handed William and Mary a 4-2 loss Friday evening in the Indoor Tennis Center. The Nittany Lions improve to 5-3 on the season and a perfect 2-0 at home, while the Tribe fall to 0-6.
Penn State's all time record against William and Mary improves to 9-5.
"You always play better at home, so that's good," said head coach Jeff Zinn. "Ben [Lieb] is playing unbelievable right now, he and Constant [De La Bassetiere] are really leading the team. In doubles, we took care of business, so I felt real good about that. Overall, we still have some spots we need to work on, but overall I'm pleased. Anytime you get a win against a good team, I'll take it."
"Always good to get the win at home," said associate head coach Paul Tobin. "William and Mary is coached well and we needed to take care of business. Still struggling in some spots that I thought we should win, but the season is long and we will have plenty of time to improve."
DOUBLES
Penn State went 2-0, with one match going unfinished, to gain an early 1-0 lead over the Tribe. Ben Lieb (Newtown Square, Pa.) and Alp Sentay (Izmar, Turkey) got things started for the Nittany Lions defeating Oren Vasser and Daniel Pellerito, 6-2.
The No. 4 ranked duo of Constant De La Bassetiere (Reims, France) and Gabriel Nemeth (Brasilia, Brazil) clinched the point with a win over No. 45 Finbar Talcott and Tristan Bautil, 6-2.
SINGLES
Christian Lakoseljac (King City, Ontario, Canada) got things started for the Nittany Lions on court No. 2, dispatching Talcott, 6-3, 6-1. De La Bassetiere got the win over Brenden Volk, 6-2, 7-5.
Lieb clinched the match win for the Nittany Lions on court No. 5 in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.
Jordan Nickerson (Boca Raton, Fla.) made his home debut as a Nittany Lion, having his match against Michael Ruamthong go unfinished. He led 6-3 when play ended.
UP NEXT
Penn State will continue play at home with a match against Buffalo on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. in the Indoor Tennis Center.
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FULL BOX SCORE
Doubles Final:
1. #4 Constant De La Basse/Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) def. #45 Finbar Talcott/Tristan Bautil (WM) 6-2
2. Christos Antonopoulo/Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) vs. Chen Ruo/Brenden Volk (WM) 4-3, unfinished
3. Ben Lieb/Alp Sentay (PSU) def. Oren Vasser/Daniel Pellerito (WM) 6-2
Order of finish: (3, 1)
Singles Final:
1. Constant De La Basse (PSU) def. Brenden Volk (WM) 6-2, 7-5
2. Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Finbar Talcott (WM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Sebastian Quiros (WM) def. Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Oren Vasser (WM) def. Christos Antonopoulo (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Ben Lieb (PSU) def. Daniel Pellerito (WM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Jordan Nickerson (PSU) vs. Michael Ruamthong (WM) 6-3, unfinished
Order of finish: (2,4,1,5,3)
