Men's Tennis Finishes Spring Break With Two Wins
The Penn State Behrend men’s tennis team won twice on their final day over spring break in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Lions defeated Regis 8-1 and Misericordia 9-0 in non-conference action on Thursday.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team won twice on their final day over spring break in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Lions defeated Regis 8-1 and Misericordia 9-0 in non-conference action on Thursday.
Behrend had four players win two doubles and two singles games on the day, starting with the No. 1 singles player Taimi Ando (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo).
Against Regis, he teamed with Chris Galvin (Erie, PA/McDowell) for an 8-6 victory at No. 1 doubles. Ando then picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win in singles.
Lerdlarp Jaturapol (Bangkok, Thailand/Palmerslon) started at No. 2 doubles with Andrew Trinh (Laguna Beach, CA/Tustin). They posted an 8-5 victory. Jaturapol, playing at No. 2 singles, earned a three-set win (6-2, 4-6, 7-6).
Sujyot Mony (Bnagalore, India/Dubai International Academy) and Carson Emili (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) posted an 8-2 decision together at No. 3 doubles. Emili was the fourth singles player and blanked his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Mony played in the fifth spot, earning a 6-1, 6-2 win.
John Paul Allegretto (Johnsonburg, PA/Johnsonburg) picked up the six singles win, coming from behind for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 victory.
In the win over Misericordia, Ando, Mony, Jaturapol and Emili won both singles and doubles again.
The Lions only gave up 15 singles points with Ando winning 6-0, 6-0 in the top spot.
Behrend returns to action on Friday, March 15 at Mt. Aloysius. Match begins at 5 p.m.