Men's Tennis Wins Battle Over Franciscan
The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team defeated non-conference Franciscan 6-1 at the Wheeling Indoor Tennis Center on Friday night.
WHEELING, WV – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team defeated non-conference Franciscan 6-1 at the Wheeling Indoor Tennis Center on Friday night.
Score: Penn State Behrend 6, Franciscan 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-3), Franciscan (1-4)
Key Moments:
* Caron Souser and Paul Flick got the first doubles point easily at 6-2 in the No. 2 spot
* Owen Sinnott and Graham Louis secured the one doubles point in the match with a 6-4 victory at No. 1
* Luke Vunora and Joseph Salamon completed the doubles competition with a 6-3 win in the third spot
* Vitaly Pikalo won the first singles point at No. 4 with a 6-1, 6-0 decision to give Behrend a 2-0 lead
* Louis and Souser were each up on their opponent 6-4 after the first set
* Louis tallied the next victory for the Lions at No. 2 singles, earning a 6-4, 7-5 win for a 3-1 lead
* Behrend needed one more singles point to secure the match and the ended up winning the final three matches for a 6-1 final
* Louis pulled out a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 3 and Souser went into a tiebreaker set, getting a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 decision
* Flick and Vunora also went into tiebreaker sets at No. 5 and 6, respectively
* Flick won 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 while Vunor posted a come-from-behind win (3-6, 6-2, 7-5)
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Tuesday, March 10 against Immaculata in Hilton Head.