West Liberty Defeats Men's Tennis

ERIE, Pa. – The Division II West Liberty men's tennis team defeated Penn State Behrend 5-2 on Friday evening at Westwood Racquet Club.   

Score: West Liberty 5, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-3), West Liberty (3-0)

Key Moments:

* Behrend captured No. 1 doubles thanks to Owen Sinnott and Graham Louis (6-2)
* West Liberty won at No. 2 and 3 doubles to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles
* The Bears won four singles matches (1-4) and the Lions won at the No. 5 and 6 spot
* Vitaliy Pikalo was victorious at No. 5, winning 6-2, 6-4 over Austin Zgurski
* Luke Vunora tallied the other win, earning a 6-4, 7-5 decision in the sixth spot against Chris Burns
* Louis nearly forced a tiebreaker set at No. 2 singles, falling 6-0, 7-6

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Sunday, March 1 against Pitt-Greensburg.