UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men’s tennis team fought a tough battle against No. 43 Michigan on Sunday but ultimately dropped the match 3-4. The Nittany Lions are now 12-6 for the season.
After Penn State dropped the doubles point, sophomore David Lindsay put the team on the board in singles by taking down Nicholas Steiglehner 6-4, 6-1. Freshmen Eyal Shyovitz and Kyle Chesman kept the points rolling. Shyovitz earned a 6-3, 6-1 win against Arnav Bhandari, and Chesman found a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pierce Shaya.
Doubles
Reiya Hattori and Shyovitz were defeated on court two by No. 42 doubles pair Bjorn Swenson and Steiglehner, 2-6.
Chesman and Marcus Schoeman fell to Mert Oral and Bhandari 3-6 on court three.
Michael Wright and Lindsay’s match against Max Dahlin and Shaya was abandoned 4-5, as Michigan had already clinched the doubles point.
Singles
Lindsay started singles strong by defeating Steiglehner 6-4, 6-1 on court four.
Shyovitz kept Penn State on a roll by taking down Bhandari on court five 6-3, 6-1.
Chesman earned Penn State its third point when he won the battle on court six against Shaya 6-3, 6-4.
Wright fought against No. 10 Dahlin, but fell 3-6, 6-7 (2-7).
Hattori was taken down on court three by Oral 1-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7).
Schoeman faced No. 60 Swenson on court two, but was defeated 0-6, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions are headed to West Lafayette, Ind., for a Big Ten face-off against Purdue on Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m.
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