UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's tennis team dropped its match against the Toledo Rockets, 4-3.
DOUBLES
Miko Eala and Stefan Simeunovic secured a strong 6-0 win against Matias Olivero and Charlie Snow at No. 2.
At the top doubles match, duo Jack Martuccio and Alexander Sterin dropped their match against Poonthong Komolpisut and Pawit Sornlaksup, 6-0.
Coming down to the final match, pair Loren Byers and Nolan Ranger fought in a tight match, but ultimately fell 6-4 to Hanamichi Carvajal and Marko Galic.
The Nittany Lions dropped the doubles point.
SINGLES
Eala put the first score on the board for the Nittany Lions, defeating Marko Galic, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2.
Martuccio held up strong, defeating Snow, 6-4, 6-1, in his first collegiate victory.
Simeunovic battled strong, taking his match into three sets. He ultimately won 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5 against Cole Cozens.
Byers kept a close match, but ended up dropping his match 6-4, 7-6(3) to Sornlaksup. Ranger dropped his match as well against Carvajal, falling 6-2, 6-4.
Sterin's match went into three sets against Olivero, ending in a third set tiebreak. Ultimately, Sterin dropped his match 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(7).
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will close out the weekend on Sunday, Jan. 28 against Temple (1-1). The match will be played at the Indoor Tennis Center starting at 1 p.m.
Visit GoPSUsports.com for more updates on the Nittany Lion's season. Follow the team on Instagram @pennstatemtennis and on X @pennstateMTEN for more continued updates.
RESULTS
Doubles:
1. Komolpisut/Sornlaksup (TOL) def. Marutccio/Sterin (PSU), 6-0
2. Eala/Simeunovic (PSU) def. Olivero/Snow (TOL), 6-0
3. Carvajal/Galic (TOL) def. Byers/Ranger (PSU), 6-4
Singles:
1. Somlaksup (TOL) def. Byers (PSU), 6-4, 7-6(3)
2. Eala (PSU) def. Galic (TOL), 6-1, 6-1
3. Simeunovic (PSU) def. Cozens (TOL), 6(3)-7, 6-4, 7-5
4. Martuccio (PSU) def. Snow (TOL), 6-4, 6-1
5. Carvajal (TOL) def. Ranger (PSU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Olivero (TOL) def. Sterin (PSU), 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(7)