UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Nittany Lions concluded their third home doubleheader in a row. The team defeated Saint Joseph’s in a 6-1 victory in the morning, followed by a victory over Mount St. Mary’s, 7-0, in the afternoon. Michael Wright and David Lindsay both had two doubles and two singles wins.
SAINT JOSEPH’S
Doubles
Lindsay and Wright were the first pair to finish and took down Othman Bezzaz and Ernesto Ruy 6-2.
In a heated battle on court three, Kyle Chesman and Marcus Schoeman defeated Jakob Gaudreau Barnes and Sehaj Singh Pawar 6-3.
Emil Matikainen and Eyal Shyovitz were leading Damir Abdusamadov and Santiago Valle-Saenz 5-3, but the match went unfinished.
Singles
On court three, Lindsay faced off against Abdusamadov and won 6-3, 6-2.
Wright put up a fierce fight against Valle-Saenz and was victorious with 6-3, 7-5 wins.
Schoeman defeated Bezzaz 6-4, 6-4 on court two.
Shyovitz fought until the end against Ruy, but fell 3-6, 6-0, 2-6.
On court three, Matikainen took down Pawar in a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Chesman fought to win Penn State its fifth singles point by defeating Gaudreau Barnes 6-4, 6-3.
MOUNT ST. MARY’S
Doubles
Matikainen and Shyovitz had a swift 6-1 victory over Stefanos Pournaropoulous and Nikos Makris on court two.
Lindsay and Wright dominated Alexi Roy and Akarsh Gaonkar and defeated the pair 6-2.
Jaden Brady and Christos Glavas finished their battle against Ryan Wagner and Alessio Guarino but fell 4-6.
Singles
Lindsay scored a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Joshua Johnson on court three.
Schoeman took down Roy on court two, winning 6-0, 6-2.
Shyovitz defeated Wagner in a 6-3, 6-0 victory.
In a heated battle on court one, Wright took the win over Gaonkar 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Brady faced off against Andrew Allen and finished with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court two.
On court three, Chesman defeated Luke Papayoanou 6-3, 6-2, earning Penn State the clean sweep.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions travel to Lynchburg, Va. to play William & Mary on Saturday, February 7, time tba, and Liberty on Sunday, February 8, at noon.
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