UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men's tennis will travel to Temp, Ariz. to take part in the Spring Break Tournament hosted by Arizona State at the Kiwanis Tennis Center, March 11-13. The Nittany Lions are set to take on the No. 2 seed in the tournament, Texas Tech. They will go on to face either Arizona State or Idaho on Saturday.
Participating teams include No. 1 Princeton, No. 2 Texas Tech, Arizona State, Penn State, Wichita State, Michigan State, Idaho, and Tulane.
FOLLOW ALONG
LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions fell to Columbia in a 5-2 hard-fought match on March 5. The Lions secured the doubles point and clinched courts one, three, four and five to take the match.
Miko Eala took down #96 Hugo Hashimoto at No. 2 in a 6-2, 7-6 (4) decision. Charl Morgan posted Penn State's second point of the dual match with a 2-6, 7-6, 10-6 victory over Columbia's Jayden Templeman.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Texas Tech comes into this Saturday's matchup with a 10-5 record and a five-game win streak. The Raiders are currently ranked 33rd in the ITA's Division 1 National rankings, jumping up three spots from last week after defeating then-ranked No. 60 University of Texas, San Antonio, 4-2.
This contest marks the first time in program history that the Texas Tech Raiders and the Penn State Nittany Lions will face off against each other.
UP NEXT
Penn State will continue play at the Spring Break Tournament on Saturday, March 12.
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