LINCOLN, Neb.- The Penn State men’s tennis team drops its match against No. 61 Nebraska on Friday night, 2-4. The Nittany Lions are now 16-12 on the season and 3-9 in the Big Ten.
Freshman Kyle Chesman earned Penn State its first point by defeating Niels Van Der Sijs on court five. Freshman Eyal Shyovitz added to Penn State’s points when he took down Colson Wells on court six.
Doubles
Michael Wright and Shyovitz faced Nikolay Sysoev and Henry Bilicic and were winning 4-3, but the match went unfinished as Nebraska had already clinched the doubles point.
David Lindsay and Christos Glavas fell to Joan Torres Espinosa and Leo Linquet on court two, 3-6.
Emil Matikainen and Chesman were defeated by Henry Lamchinniah and Wells on court three, 2-6.
Singles
Schoeman was defeated on court two by Linquet 2-6, 1-6.
Chesman took down Van Der Sijs on court six 6-3, 6-4.
Glavas dropped his match against Espinosa on court six 2-6, 6-2, 3-6.
Shyovitz faced off against Wells on court four and won 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-2.
Wright fell to No. 122 Sysoev on court one, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 4-6.
Lindsay’s match against Jeri Lassila ended at 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 2-5, as Nebraska had already clinched the match.
UP NEXT
The team will travel to take on No. 33 Wisconsin on Sunday, April 19, at 11:30 a.m., for its last match of the regular season.
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