Behrend Men's Tennis Falls Short Against Harrisburg
The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team fell to Penn State Harrisburg 5-4 in non-conference action on day one of their spring-break trip on Tuesday afternoon.
HILTON HEAD, SC – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team fell to Penn State Harrisburg 5-4 in non-conference action on day one of their spring-break trip on Tuesday afternoon.
Score: Penn State Harrisburg 5, Penn State Behrend 4
Records: Penn State Harrisburg (4-3), Penn State Behrend (7-5)
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions won three singles and one doubles match
* Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) and Mitchell Brown (Ovieda, FL) picked up an 8-2 win at No. 3 doubles for the match point
* Mason Harbaugh (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) and Jimmy Lobdell (Warren, PA/Warren) fell on a tiebreaker set at No. 2 doubles (8-7, 7-2), the edge the Harrisburg Lions needed
* Harbaugh, May and Belden Tuttle (Fairview, PA/Fairview) were singles winners for Behrend
* Tuttle swept his opponent at No. 5 singles (6-0, 6-0)
* Harbaugh and May each won 6-3, 6-2 at third and fourth singles, respectively
Next Up:
* Behrend returns to action tomorrow on day two of spring break against Norwich. The match begins at 9 a.m.