Behrend Men's Tennis Collects Close Win Over Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team earned a 4-3 victory over Penn State Altoona on Friday night for their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win of the season.

Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Penn State Altoona 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-4, 1-0 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (4-4, 2-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Lions opened conference play with a close win over Altoona, handing the Lions their first AMCC loss
* Four of the six singles matches went into tiebreaker sets
* After Behrend collected the doubles point they went on to win three of the six singles for the one-point decision
* Carson Souser won at No. 2 doubles and at No. 3 singles  
* Souser and Paul Flick tallied a 6-1 win while Graham Louis and Owen Sinnott secured a 6-2 doubles victory in the top spot
* In singles, Souser won the first set 7-6 before falling 6-4 and rallying to win 12-10 in the tiebreaker
* Vitaliy Pikalo and Luke Vurona registered singles wins to edge Altoona
* Pikalo posted a 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5, followed by Vunora at No. 6 (6-4, 6-1)

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action tomorrow at Houghton. Match begins at 1 p.m.