Men's Tennis Advances to AMCC Championship Match

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend men's tennis team advanced to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship with a 4-0 semifinals win over No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday at the Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: No. 1 Penn State Behrend 4, No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg 0
Records: No. 1 Penn State Behrend (16-4), No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg (1-9)

Key Moments:

* The Lions earned the doubles point, thanks to a 6-0 win at No. 2 from Paul Flick and Carson Souser and a No. 3 victory from the team Vitaliy Pikalo and Luke Vunora
* Souser registered a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles for the first singles point and a 2-0 lead
* Flick would go on to sweep at No. 5 singles against Bobcats' Sam Vogel (6-0, 6-0) for a 3-0 advantage
* Pikalo earned the deciding point of Saturday's match, defeating Ryan Cole at No. 3 singles by scores of 6-0 and 6-0
* Behrend is headed to its fifth straight conference championship, seeking its fifth straight and 111^th overall title

Up Next:

* The Lions will take on the winner No. 2 Penn State Altoona and No. 3 Mt. Aloysius. Tomorrow's AMCC Championship is set for 1:30 p.m.