UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State men’s tennis team kicked off the fall season with a strong result in the Penn State Men’s Tennis Invitational at the Sarni Tennis Center Friday through Sunday.
Newcomers Fredric Gustav Borch-Nielsen and Ludwig Hermann made their debut alongside sophomore returners Kyle Chesman, Christos Glavas, Emil Matikainen and Eyal Shyovitz. Juniors Reiya Hattori, David Lindsay, and redshirt junior Marcus Schoeman also competed in the tournament.
The Nittany Lions finished singles play 32-11, winning nearly 75 percent of their matches throughout the three-day contest. Lindsay, Matikainen, and Schoeman swept singles play this weekend, going 5-0 and reaching a combined record of 15-0.
The first day of play consisted of two rounds of singles and two doubles rounds. Penn State won all eight first-round singles matches.
The duo of Chesman and Lindsay won a doubles match against Cleveland State’s Connor Thornton and Nicolas Wild 6-1. Matikainen and Schoeman won a doubles match against Cleveland State’s Emil Dapcevic and Alexander Nikolov 6-3. Hattori and Shyovitz saw success in both matches, defeating the University of Buffalo’s Onder Balci and Michael Malkin 6-4 and Cleveland State’s Max Henson and Nico Jamison 6-4.
Chesman, Hattori, Lindsay, Matikainen, Schoeman and Shyovitz all went 2-0 in singles play.
On day two, Matikainen and Schoeman picked up two more doubles victories. Chesman and Lindsay also picked up a 6-1 victory against Cleveland State’s Max Henson and Nico Jamison.
Five Nittany Lions went undefeated in singles play. Lindsay, Schoeman, Matikainen, Glavas and Shyovitz all recorded 2-0 marks.
Day three held one final round for singles and doubles matches. Matikainen joined Schoeman to secure a 6-2 win against fellow Nittany Lions Glavas and Hermann.
Lindsay, Matikainen, and Schoeman capped off the weekend with a perfect 5-0 singles record.
Penn State will next travel to Philadelphia to compete in the ITA Regional Championships from Oct. 15-20.
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Day One Results
Doubles
Kyle Chesman/David Lindsay (PSU) def. Connor Thornton/Nicolas Wild (Cleveland State) 6-1
Emil Matikainen/Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Emil Dapcevic/Alexander Nikolov (Cleveland State) 6-3
Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Onder Balci/Michael Malkin (Buffalo) 6-4
Tristan Lee/Charlie Valentine (Columbia) def. Christos Glavas/Ludwig Hermann (PSU) 6-3
Doubles
Lee/Valentine (Columbia) def. Cowen Lau/Chase Zhao (Buffalo) 6-2
Doig/Kim (Buffalo) def. Kyle Chesman/David Lindsay (PSU) 6-3
Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Max Henson/Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-4
Chang/Kotzen (Columbia) def. F.G. Borch-Nielsen/Christos Glavas (PSU) 6-3
Jacobson/Stine (Cleveland State) def. Emil Matikainen/Marcus Schoeman (PSU) 6-3
Singles
David Lindsay (PSU) def. Nicolas Wild (Cleveland State) 6-1, 6-2
Kyle Chesman (PSU) def. Connor Thornton (Cleveland State) 6-2, 6-1
Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Emil Dapcevic (Cleveland State) 6-1, 6-2
Emil Matikainen (PSU) def. Alexander Nikolov (Cleveland State) 6-3, 6-3
Reiya Hattori (PSU) def. Michael Malkin (Buffalo) 6-3, 6-2
Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Onder Balci (Buffalo) 6-3, 6-1
Christos Glavas (PSU) def. Charlie Valentine (Columbia) 6-3, 6-3
Ludwig Hermann (PSU) def. Tristan Lee (Columbia) 6-3, 6-4
Singles
Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-0, 6-4
Emil Matikainen (PSU) def. Nikolas Jacobson (Cleveland State) 6-2, 6-2
Mathis Salvestre (Buffalo) def. F.G. Borch-Nielsen (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
David Lindsay (PSU) def. Minjae Kim (Buffalo) 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 6-1
Kyle Chesman (PSU) def. Connor Doig (Buffalo) 7-5, 6-3
Reiya Hattori (PSU) def. Max Henson (Cleveland State) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Tristan Stine (Cleveland State) 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Jordan Chang (Columbia) def. Ludwig Hermann (PSU) 6-4, 6-3
Andrew Kotzen (Columbia) def. Christos Glavas (PSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Day Two Results
Doubles
Thornton/Wild (Cleveland State) def. Cowen Lau/Chase Zhao (Buffalo) 7-6 (7-4)
Emil Matikainen/Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Jordan Chang/Andrew Kotzen (Columbia) 6-4
Lee/Valentine (Columbia) def. Onder Balci/Michael Malkin (Buffalo) 6-4
Lapalme/Salvestre (Buffalo) def. Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) 6-2
Kyle Chesman/David Lindsay (PSU) def. Max Henson/Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-1
Jacobson/Stine (Cleveland State) def. Christos Glavas/Ludwig Hermann (PSU) 6-1
Doubles
Thornton/Wild (Cleveland State) def. Lapalme/Salvestre (Buffalo) 7-6 (7-4)
Chang/Kotzen (Columbia) def. Kyle Chesman/David Lindsay (PSU) 7-6 (8-6)
Doig/Kim (Buffalo) def. Lee/Valentine (Columbia) 6-3
Henson/Jamison (Cleveland State) def. Christos Glavas/Ludwig Hermann (PSU) 6-4
Jacobson/Stine (Cleveland State) def. Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) 7-5
Emil Matikainen/Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Balci/Lau (Buffalo) 6-4
Singles
Alexander Nikolov (Cleveland State) def. Connor Doig (Buffalo) 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
Minjae Kim (Buffalo) def. F.G. Borch-Nielsen (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
Nicolas Wild (Cleveland State) def. Chase Zhao (Buffalo) 6-3, 6-4
Connor Thornton (Cleveland State) def. Cowen Lau (Buffalo) 7-5, 6-2
Charlie Valentine (Columbia) def. Onder Balci (Buffalo) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)
Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Andrew Kotzen (Columbia) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Emil Matikainen (PSU) def. Jordan Chang (Columbia) 6-1, 6-4
David Lindsay (PSU) def. Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-2, 6-2
Kyle Chesman (PSU) def. Max Henson (Cleveland State) 6-1, 6-2
Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Miko Lapalme (Buffalo) 6-4, 7-5
Mathis Salvestre (Buffalo) def. Reiya Hattori (PSU) 7-5, 6-3
Christos Glavas (PSU) def. Tristan Stine (Cleveland State) 6-3, 6-2
Nikolas Jacobson (Cleveland State) def. Ludwig Hermann (PSU) 6-2, 6-2
Singles
Alexander Nikolov (Cleveland State) def. Chase Zhao (Buffalo) 6-3, 6-1
Cowen Lau (Buffalo) def. F.G. Borch-Nielsen (PSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Miko Lapalme (Buffalo) def. Nicolas Wild (Cleveland State) 6-0, 6-1
Mathis Salvestre (Buffalo) def. Connor Thornton (Cleveland State) 6-1, 7-5
Connor Doig (Buffalo) def. Tristan Lee (Columbia) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
David Lindsay (PSU) def. Andrew Kotzen (Columbia) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Jordan Chang (Columbia) def. Kyle Chesman (PSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) def. Tristan Stine (Cleveland State) 6-0, 6-4
Nikolas Jacobson (Cleveland State) def. Reiya Hattori (PSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Michael Malkin (Buffalo) 6-3, 7-5
Emil Matikainen (PSU) def. Onder Balci (Buffalo) 6-1, 6-2
Christos Glavas (PSU) def. Nico Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-1, 6-1
Minjae Kim (Buffalo) def. Charlie Valentine (Columbia) 6-3, 7-5
Ludwig Hermann (PSU) def. Max Henson (Cleveland State) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
Day Three Results
Doubles
Doig/Kim (Buffalo) def. Connor Thornton/Nicolas Wild (Cleveland State) 6-0
Chang/Kotzen (Columbia) def. Reiya Hattori/Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) 6-4
Lee/Valentine (Columbia) def. Henson/Jamison (Cleveland State) 6-4
Jacobson/Stine (Cleveland State) def. Kyle Chesman/David Lindsay (PSU) 6-4
Emil Matikainen/Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Christos Glavas/Ludwig Hermann (PSU) 6-2
Singles
Kyle Chesman (PSU) def. Nikolas Jacobson (Cleveland State) 6-3, 6-2
Ludwig Hermann (PSU) def. Cowen Lau (Buffalo) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Andrew Kotzen (Columbia) def. Eyal Shyovitz (PSU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Jordan Chang (Columbia) def. Reiya Hattori (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Miko Lapalme (Buffalo) 6-2, 6-2
Emil Matikainen (PSU) def. Michael Malkin (Buffalo) 6-2, 6-1
David Lindsay (PSU) def. Tristan Stine (Cleveland State) 6-2, 7-5
Christos Glavas (PSU) def. Chase Zhao (Buffalo) 1-2, ret.