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.

September 25, 2025

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Nazareth	Penn State Behrend
Score	3	4

Doubles

Pierre Ntonga / Max Funiciello def. Graham Louis / Owen Sinnott 7-5
Paul Flick / Carson Souser def. Noah Britton / Nathan Bigalow 6-3
Joseph Salamon / Vitaliy Pikalo def. No player / No player FINAL - FORFEIT

Singles

Max Funiciello def. Owen Sinnott 6-4 , 6-2
Noah Britton def. Carson Souser 6-4 , 7-5
Paul Flick def. Nathan Bigalow 6-2 , 6-3
Pierre Ntonga def. Graham Louis 6-3 , 6-3
Vitaliy Pikalo def. Timmy Taylor 6-1 , 6-0
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.