UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men’s tennis team is preparing to travel to West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday, March 20, to face Purdue at 4 p.m. The Nittany Lions will then travel to Bloomington, Ind., to take on No. 62 Indiana on Sunday, March 22, at noon.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a 4-3 loss against No. 44 Michigan last Sunday in their most recent match. Sophomore David Lindsay had an impressive singles set, beating his opponent 6-4, 6-1. Freshmen Kyle Chesman and Eyal Shyovitz followed suit, winning their singles sets and getting three points on the board for the Nittany Lions. Penn State is now 12-6 on the season.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The Boilermakers hold a 4-9 record for the season. Penn State owns a 22-18 all-time advantage over Purdue. Purdue won last season’s matchup 4-0.
Indiana currently owns a 7-6 record this season and will face No. 5 Ohio State before the Sunday matchup against Penn State. The Hoosiers have a 24-12 all-time advantage over the Nittany Lions and earned a 4-1 victory when the teams met last season.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will return home for another Big Ten weekend when they host No. 55 Northwestern on Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m., and No. 10 Illinois on Sunday, March 29, at 10 a.m.
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