UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State will host the Penn State Men’s Tennis Invitational this weekend, October 2 through 4, at the Sarni Tennis Center. This weekend marks both the Blue & White’s season and home opener in fall tournament action.
THE NITTANY LIONS
The Nittany Lions are entering their third season under the direction of head coach Bruce Lipka, who earned his 100th career head coaching victory during the 2025-26 season. Penn State comes into the season following a 16-13 record last year. Junior David Lindsay put together a strong season, going 21-12 in singles play. Sophomore Kyle Chesman was right behind him at 18-8. Lindsay returns as a doubles leader with former Nittany Lion Michael Wright. The duo split 12 matches, going 6-6.
Newcomers Fredric Gustav Borch-Nielsen and Ludwig Hermann will make their debut as Nittany Lions. Chesman, Christos Glavas, Emil Matikainen and Eyal Shyovitz are returning for their second season with Penn State alongside Reiya Hattori, Lindsay, and Marcus Schoeman, who are entering their third seasons. Behind Lindsay and Chesman, Shyovitz went 16-12 and Hattori went 14-13 in singles play. Penn State closed out the season 107-88.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Cleveland State, University at Buffalo and Columbia will be competing in the invitational this weekend. Penn State defeated Cleveland State 6-1 in the teams’ last meeting in 2026. In 2025, the Nittany Lions took down Buffalo 4-2 but fell to Columbia 7-0.
FOLLOW THE NITTANY LIONS
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