EBENSBURG, Pa. – The Penn State men's tennis team (11-10, 2-3 B1G) earned a 6-1 victory over the Saint Francis Red Flash at the Ebensburg Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
"We were able to get an out-of-conference win on the road against a determined St. Francis team," said head coach Jeff Zinn. "We were able to play some of our line-up players that got their matches halted in yesterday's action. All our line-up players need to be playing at their best this time of the season. We have three talented teams coming to Happy Valley next weekend and the win today puts us in a good frame of mind."
DOUBLES
Penn State took the doubles point with wins on courts one and two.
Finishing first, Charl Morgan and Alexander Karman cruised to an easy 6-1 win over Saint Francis' Sebastian Pinos and Andrew Teixeria. At No. 1, Sam Bossem and Loren Byers grabbed three straight points to earn a 6-4 comeback win over Fabio Varella and Marc Fuste to seal the doubles victory for Penn State.
On court three, Harrison Janes and Ondrej Ctverak were defeated by Zachery Palko and Daniel Vinces in a 7-6(4) result.
SINGLES
The Nittany Lions won five courts to earn the 6-1 win over the Red Flash.
Playing at No. 1, Byers defeated Pinos in a 6-2, 6-3 decision. Following up with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Varella, Morgan finished second. Bossem clinched the dual match for the Nittany Lions with a 6-1, 6-2 victory opposite Saint Francis' Fuste.
Karman extended Penn State's lead in a 6-3, 6-4 result against Andrew Teixeira. In a 6-0, 6-0 match, Janes grabbed the Nittany Lions their sixth point.
RESULTS
Penn State 6, Saint Francis 1
Doubles Results
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Sam Bossem/Laren Byers (PSU) def. Fabio Varella/Marc Fuste (SFU) 6-4
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Charl Morgan/Alexander Karman (PSU) vs. Sebastian Pinos/Andrew Teixeira (SFU) 6-1
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Zachary Palko/Daniel Vinces (SFU) def. Harrison Janes/Ondrej Ctverak (PSU) 7-6(4)
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Results
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Loren Byers (PSU) def. Sebastian Pinos (SFU) 6-2, 6-3
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Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Fabio Varella (SFU) 6-3, 6-1
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Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Marc Fuste (SFU) 6-2, 6-1
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Alexander Karman (PSU) def. Andrew Teixeira (SFU) 6-3, 6-4
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Harrison Janes (PSU) def. Jordi Garcia (SFU) 6-0, 6-0
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Christian Banti (SFU) def. Andrei Paduraru (PSU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions host a three-match weekend facing off against Michigan State on Friday, April 15 at 4:00 p.m. ET before welcoming Michigan and JMU on Sunday, April 17 for a doubleheader beginning at noon ET. Penn State men's tennis will celebrate its seniors before the match against JMU at 4:00 p.m. ET.
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