University Park, Pa. – After its second doubleheader in a row, Penn State men's tennis improved to 5-2 after defeating St. Bonaventure, 5-0 and Saint Francis, 5-1.
The Bonnies now sit with a 1-6 record while the Red Flash are 0-6.
The Nittany Lions are now 5-0 at home this season.
"I thought we came out and played very well," said head coach Jeff Zinn. "We played well against St. Bonaventure in doubles and then we quickly jumped on them in singles. Then we kept it up against Saint Francis. It's nice to get two wins and beat regional opponents."
ST. BONAVENTURE
Penn State shutout the Bonnies, 5-0, with two singles matches going unfinished.
The Nittany Lions started out strong, dominating in doubles competition before solidifying the victory with strong singles play.
DOUBLES
Alp Sentay and Gabriel Nemeth clinched the doubles point on court one for the Nittany Lions, defeating Lukas Malmberg and Marco Rivolo, 6-2. The pair now owns a 4-2 overall record in addition to a 1-0 record at the top lineup spot.
Christian Lakoseljac and Charl Morgan played together for the first time this season and got the dominant win on court two over John Rutkowski and Joseph Blakeley, 6-1.
SINGLES
Penn State quickly put the match away in singles, winning all three matches in the top of the lineup.
Lakoseljac, Morgan and Nemeth all won their respective matches in two-sets to clinch the first match win of the day for the Blue and White.
On court one, Lakoseljac earned a shutout win over Lukas Malmberg, 6-0, 6-0 to improve to 2-2 on the season.
SAINT FRANCIS
The Nittany Lions won the first four singles matches to secure their second match win of the day.
The Red Flash's only point came from a Penn State default on court six.
DOUBLES
Penn State clinched its fourth straight doubles point of the season against the Red Flash.
Lakoseljac and Morgan got their second win of the day together, defeating Sebastian Pinos/Daniel Vinces, 6-1.
Noah Sutter and Chikaya Sato clinched the match win on court three, with a strong 6-1 victory over Jordi Garcia/Samuel Ghigarelli, 6-1.
SINGLES
Morgan, Sato, Kuhnle and Sutter all won their respective singles matches to get the victory.
Sutter was the one to clinch the win over the Red Flash on court four, defeating Jordi Garcia in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. The senior is now 2-0 in singles this season.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will welcome Liberty on Friday, Feb. 21 in addition to Penn and Bucknell Sunday, Feb. 23 for their third and final doubleheader of the season. Penn State will take on Liberty at 6 p.m., Penn at noon and Bucknell at 6 p.m.
All matches will take place at the Indoor Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Penn State 5, St. Bonaventure 0
Doubles results:
1. Gabriel Nemeth/Alp Sentay def. Lukas Malmberg/Marco Rivolo (SB) 6-2
2. Christian Lakoseljac/Charl Morgan def. John Rutkowski/Joseph Blakeley (SB) 6-1
3. Noah Sutter/Chikaya Sato vs. Jonni Heikkila/Alejandro Arraya (SB) 5-2, unfinished
Singles results:
1. Christian Lakoseljac (PSU) def. Lukas Malmberg (SB) 6-0, 6-0
2. Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Marco Rivolo (SB) 6-1, 6-0
3. Gabriel Nemeth (PSU) def. John Rutkowski (SB) 6-1, 6-2
4. Chikaya Sato (PSU) def. Jonni Heikkila (SB) 6-3, 6-2
5. Chris Kuhnle (PSU) Joseph Blakeley (SB) 6-4, unfinished
6. Alp Sentay (PSU) Alejandro Arraya (SB) scheduled
Penn State 5, Saint Francis 1
Doubles results:
1. Christian Lakoseljac/Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Sebastian Pinos/Daniel Vinces (SFU) 6-1
2. Gabriel Nemeth/Alp Sentay (PSU) vs. Christian Banti/Andrew Texiera (SFU) 3-3
3. Noah Sutter/Chikaya Sato (PSU) def. Jordi Garcia/Samuel Ghigarelli (SFU) 6-1
Singles results:
1. Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Sebastian Pinos (SFU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Chikaya Sato (PSU) def. Andrew Texiera (SFU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Chris Kuhnle (PSU) def. Daniel Vinces (SFU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Noah Sutter (PSU) def. Jordi Garcia (SFU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Alp Sentay (PSU) vs. Christian Banti (SFU) unfinished
6. Samuel Ghigarelli (SFU) won by default
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