NEW HAVEN, Conn.- The Penn State men's tennis team claimed a road victory over Buffalo in a 4-2 match on Sunday.
“Our team was gritty today," Head Coach Bruce Lipka said, "David and Charl fought off 4 match points at number 1 to come back and win in a tie breaker and the doubles point after a win at number 3 by Marcus and Reiya. Charl Morgan fought off 8 match points at number 2 singles to keep the match alive until Marcus clinched at number 4. A ton of heart and hustle by the entire team today.”
DOUBLES
Playing at first doubles, Charl Morgan and David Lindsay paired up to take on Yu-Shiang Huang and Michael Malkin. Their match went into a set tiebreaker, defeating Buffalo, and clinching the doubles point, 7-6(3).
On court three, Reiya Hattori and Marcus Schoeman defeated Theodoros Mitsakos and Emiliano Jorquera, 6-3.
Sam Bossem and Loren Byers dropped their match, 6-1, on the second court to Cheng Tang and Faiz Nasyam.
SINGLES
The match on court four went into three sets, with Schoeman ultimately winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 against Clement Mainguy.
At the fifth spot, Hattori defeated Malkin in a 6-2, 6-4 match.
Lindsay played in at sixth singles, claiming the victory over Jorquera in a strong fought 6-1, 7-6(3) match.
On Court 1, Byers dropped his match, 7-5, 7-5, to Mitsakos. At third singles, Bossem fell to Daniils Snaider 6-3, 6-3.
At the second spot, Morgan fought tough, leading 2-6, 7-5, 4-3 against Tang, but the match went unfinished as Penn State had already clinched the match.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions look to host another back-to-back doubleheader weekend at the Indoor Tennis Center. On Saturday, February 8, the squad will face St. Bonaventure at 8 a.m. and Saint Joseph’s at 3 p.m. The Blue and White then take on Toledo at 10 a.m. and Mount St. Mary’s at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 9.
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RESULTS
DOUBLES
- Morgan/Lindsay (PSU) def. Huang/Malkin (UB) 7-6(3)
- Tang/Nasyam (UB) def. Bossem/Byers (PSU) 6-1
- Hattori/Schoeman (PSU) def. Mitsakos/Jorquera (UB) 6-3
SINGLES
- Mitsakos (UB) def. Byers (PSU) 7-5, 7-5
- Morgan (PSU) vs. Tang (UB) 2-6, 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
- Snaiders (UB) def. Bossem (PSU) 6-3, 6-3
- Schoeman (PSU) def. Mainguy (UB) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
- Hattori (PSU) def. Malkin (UB) 6-2, 6-4
- Lindsay (PSU) def. Jorquera (UB) 6-1, 7-6(3)