UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's tennis team (13-6, 0-3 B1G) dropped a hard-fought 5-2 match against the Wisconsin Badgers (9-6, 2-1 B1G) in the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center on Friday night.
DOUBLES
Wisconsin struck first as Malik Bhatnagar and Charl Morgan fell to Robin Parts and Sebastian Vile 6-4. Miko Eala and Stefan Simeunovic earned the equalizer on court three over Jared Pratt and Mihalo Popovic in a 7-5 decision.
In a hard-fought match on court ine, Loren Byers and Sam Bossem fell just short to the No. 42-ranked doubles pairing in Michael Minasyan and Gabriel Huber 7-6(3).
SINGLES
The Badgers took courts one and four and went up 3-0. Pushing for the comeback, Byers defeated Hildebrandt 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. Eala followed up with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 comeback on No. 3 for a 3-2 match.
Wisconsin ended up clinching on court five as Simeunovic fell to Gabriel Huber in three sets. Pranav Nemani came up just shy on No. 6 in a 7-5, 6-7(3), [11-9] contest.
RESULTS
Wisconsin 5, Penn State 2
Doubles Results
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#42 Michael Minasyan/Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem (PSU) 7-6(3)
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Robin Parts/Sebastian Vile (WIS) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-4
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Miko Eala/Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Jared Pratt/Mihalo Popovic (WIS) 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles Results
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Jared Pratt (WIS) def. Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-3, 6-1
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Loren Byers (PSU) def. Mihalo Popovic (WIS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
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Miko Eala (PSU) def. Sebastian Vile (WIS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
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Gabirel Huber (WIS) def. Sam Bossem (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
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Michael Minasyan (WIS) def. Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
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Robin Parts (WIS) def. Pranav Nemani (PSU) 7-5, 6-7(3), [11-9]
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions face the No. 45 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center on Sunday, March 26 at noon ET.
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