Men's Tennis Wins Third Straight; Lions Defeat W&J

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team won their third straight match, defeating Washington & Jefferson in non-conference action on Saturday at Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: Penn State Behrend 7, Washington & Jefferson 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-4), Washington & Jefferson (0-4)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions had three players win twice on the day
* Ritvik Nadikude (Hyderabad, India/The Gaudium School), Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) and Mason Harbaugh (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) won both their doubles and singles matches
* Nadikude and Laier helped the Lions secure a 2-1 lead after the doubles competition
* The duo have won four in a row at the No. 1 spot, including an 8-2 decision today
* Harbaugh joined Evan Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) at No. 3 doubles for an 8-4 victory
* Nadikude did not give up a set point, blanking Jackson Akers at No. 1 singles (6-0, 6-0) for his fourth straight singles win
* Laier defeated Alex Duing 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, before Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) won at No. 3 singles (6-0, 6-4)
* Harbaugh got his second win at No. 4 singles with a 6-1, 7-5 decision
* The final singles victory went to Cody Jaconski (DuBois, PA/DuBois) in the fifth spot (6-2, 6-3)

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action tomorrow at Penn State Altoona. Match begins at 1 p.m.