SEATTLE, Wash.- The No. 64 Penn State men’s tennis team fell to No. 58 ranked Washington, 6-1, on Friday. Freshman Marcus Schoeman pulled away with a strong 6-4, 6-2 singles win on the fourth court.
DOUBLES
At the top spot, David Lindsay and Charl Morgan dropped their match, 6-1, to the No. 55 ranked duo Cesar Bouchelaghem and Dzianis Zharyn. Marcus Schoeman and Reiya Hattori fell 6-4 on court three to Brett Pearson and Rohan Belday.
At second doubles, Sam Bossem and Loren Byers were tied 4-4 with Soham Purohit and Nedim Suko when the match went unfinished as the doubles point had already been clinched by the Huskies.
SINGLES
Schoeman took the fourth court defeating Suko in a strong, 6-4, 6-2, matchup.
At first singles, Byers took this match into three sets against No. 68 Bouchelaghem, but ultimately fell 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. On court two, Morgan dropped his match, 6-3, 7-5, to No. 98 Zharyn. At the third spot, Bossem brought his match to a tiebreak, but ultimately fell, 7-6, 5-7, 1-0, to Purohit.
On court five, Hattori dropped his match to Ivan Sodan, 6-3, 6-2. At sixth singles, Lindsay fought to a third set, but ultimately fell, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, to Belday.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will take on the Oregon Ducks to close out the weekend on Sunday, Mar. 16. The match is set to begin at noon at the Student Tennis Center in Eugene, Ore.
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RESULTS
Doubles
- #55 Bouchelaghem/Zharyn (UW) def. Lindsay/Morgan (PSU) 6-1
- Bossem/Byers (PSU) vs. Purohit/Suko (UW) 4-4, unfinished
- Pearson/ Belday (UW) def. Hattori/Schoeman (PSU) 6-4
Singles
- #68 Bouchelaghem (UW) def. Byers (PSU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
- #98 Zharyn (UW) def. Morgan (PSU) 6-3, 7-5
- Purohit (UW) def.Bossem (PSU) 7-6, 5-7, 1-0
- Schoeman (PSU) def. Suko (UW) 6-4, 6-2
- Sodan (UW) def. Hattori (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Belday (UW) def. Lindsay (PSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3