EVANSTON, Ill. - The Penn State men's tennis team finished its season against No. 1 Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Nittany Lions dropped the match 4-0.
DOUBLES
On court No.1, Jack Martuccio and Stefan Simeunovic fell to #35 Andrew Lutschaunig and Justin Boulais, 6-1. At No. 2, Ari Cotoulas and Alex Sterin dropped their match, 6-0, to Robert Cash and Bryce Nakashima.
Miko Eala and Nolan Ranger were down 5-0 at No. 3 against Cannon Kinglsey and JJ Tracy when the match went unfinished as Ohio State had already claimed the doubles point.
SINGLES
Ranger played in on court No. 3, but fell 6-1, 6-1 to #16 Tracy. At No. 4, Cotoulas dropped his match against #29 Jack Anthrop, 6-2, 6-0. Sterin took court No. 6 but dropped to Cash, 6-2, 6-0.
At the top spot, #83 Eala took on #33 Boulais, dropping the first set, 6-3, but led the second set, 3-0. On court No. 2, Simeunovic kept strong, trailing 6-4, 1-2 against #18 Kinglsey. At the No. 5 spot, Martuccio was down 6-1, 3-3 against Alexander Bernard. Eala, Simeunovic, and Martuccio's matches all went unfinished as the match had already been clinched by Ohio State.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Martuccio/Simeunovic (PSU) vs. #35 Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU), 6-1
2. Cash/Nakashima (OSU) def. Cotoulas/Sterin (PSU), 6-0
3. Eala/Ranger (PSU) vs. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU), 0-5, uf.
Order of Finish: 2,1
Singles
1. #83 Eala (PSU) vs. #33 Boulais (OSU), 3-6, 3-0, uf.
2. Simeunovic (PSU) vs. #18 Kinglsey (OSU), 4-6, 2-1, uf.
3. #16 Tracy (OSU) def. Ranger (PSU), 6-1, 6-1
4. #29 Anthrop (OSU) def. Cotoulas (PSU), 6-2, 6-0
5. Martuccio (PSU) vs. Bernard (OSU), 1-6, 3-3, uf.
6. Cash (OSU) def. Sterin (PSU), 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 4,6,3