UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men’s tennis team defeated No. 69 Northwestern 4-3 on Friday. The team collected its first ranked win of the season and its second conference win. The Nittany Lions are now 14-7 on the season.
Sophomore David Lindsay earned a singles victory over Ethan Schiffman, getting Penn State on the board. Redshirt sophomore Marcus Schoeman also earned a singles point by defeating Cyrus Mahjoob 7-5, 7-5. Freshman Eyal Shyovitz tied the match when he earned another singles point against Cooper Han. Freshman Kyle Chesman clinched the match for the team by defeating Chad Miller on court six.
Doubles
Emil Matikainen and Schoeman fell to Han and Owen Megargee on court three, 3-6.
Reiya Hattori and Shyovitz fell to Schiffman and Mahjoob on court two, 4-6.
Michael Wright and Lindsay were tied 4-4 against No. 25 team Carter Pate and Greyson Casey, but the match was abandoned as Northwestern had already secured the doubles point.
Singles
Wright was defeated by Pate on court one 3-6, 4-6.
Lindsay battled Schiffman on court four and won 6-4, 6-4.
Hattori played against Casey on court three, but fell 2-6, 3-6.
Schoeman took down Mahjoob on court two 7-5, 7-5.
Shyovitz earned a singles point when he took down Han 6-0, 3-6, 7-5, and tied the match.
Chesman defeated Miller 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 on court six, winning the match for the team.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions host No. 14 Illinois on Sunday, March 29, at 10 a.m. for another Big Ten faceoff.
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