Men's Tennis Defeats Nazareth
The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team defeated non-conference Nazareth 4-3 at Westwood Racquet Club on Thursday.
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Nazareth | Penn State Behrend | Score | 3 | 4 |
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Pierre Ntonga / Max Funiciello def. Graham Louis / Owen Sinnott 7-5
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Paul Flick / Carson Souser def. Noah Britton / Nathan Bigalow 6-3
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Joseph Salamon / Vitaliy Pikalo def. No player / No player FINAL - FORFEIT
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Max Funiciello def. Owen Sinnott 6-4 , 6-2
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Noah Britton def. Carson Souser 6-4 , 7-5
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Paul Flick def. Nathan Bigalow 6-2 , 6-3
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Pierre Ntonga def. Graham Louis 6-3 , 6-3
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Vitaliy Pikalo def. Timmy Taylor 6-1 , 6-0
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Luke Vunora def. No player FINAL - FORFEIT
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team defeated non-conference Nazareth 4-3 at Westwood Racquet Club on Thursday.
Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Nazareth 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-1), Nazareth (0-1)
Key Moments:
* Behrend started the match with a forfeit win at No. 3 doubles
* The Lions then posted a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles thanks to Caron Souser and Paul Flick for the doubles point
* Behrend tallied a second point with a forfeit win at No. 6 singles and then took a 3-0 lead after Vitaliy Pikalo tallied a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles
* Flick secured the win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles
* The Golden Flyers won No. 1, 4 and 2 singles, in that order to end the match with a 4-3 margin
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Sunday, October 5 against Mt. Union. Match begins at 4 p.m.
