Behrend Men's Tennis Advances to AMCC Championship Match

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team advances to the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship match with a 5-0 win over Mt. Aloysius in the semifinals on Saturday at Westwood Racquet Club.

Score:  Penn State Behrend 5, Mt. Aloysius 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-6), Mt. Aloysius (2-16)

Key Moments:

* The Lions played the Mounties to decision
* Behrend swept the doubles matches, only giving up two set points at No. 1 doubles
* The Lions only needed to win two singles matches to advance
* Akash Sangha (Milton, Ontario/White Oaks) swept Zach Johnson win at No. 2, posting a 6-0, 6-0 decision for the victory
* William Thomas (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem) got the win at No. 5 singles (6-0, 6-0) to finish the match
* At the time of the win, Behrend was leading in the remaining four singles matches

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Sunday against the winner of Penn State Altoona/Pitt-Greensburg in the AMCC Championship match, beginning at 1 p.m.