Houghton Too Much For Men's Tennis

The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to Houghton in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon.

Team Stats

Penn State Behrend

Houghton College

Score

Doubles

Yanique Apgar / Scott Russell def. Zach Shilvock / Jordan Crouch 8-3
Jordan Scott / Bjorn Webb def. Brenden Dollard / Nick Kapty 8-2
Michael Cha / Jake Fisler def. Noah Colvin / Michael Duckett 8-3

Singles

Zach Shilvock def. Yanique Apgar 6-4 , 5-2
Scott Russell def. Michael Cha 3-6 , 6-1 , 10-4
Jake Fisler def. Brenden Dollard 2-6 , 7-5 , 10-7
Jordan Scott def. Jeremy Burnheimer 6-0 , 6-1
Bjorn Webb def. Brett Palmer 6-2 , 6-2
Connor Barnes def. Michael Duckett 6-0 , 6-1

March 21, 2017

HOUGHTON, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to Houghton in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon.

Yanique Apgar (Pittsburgh, PA) and Scott Russell (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) started the match with an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles. The Highlanders won the next two doubles matches 8-2 and 8-3.

Russell went on to win a thrilling No. 2 singles match. He fell 6-3 and then won 6-1 and 10-4 in the tiebreaker. Brenden Dollard (Pittsburgh, PA/Peters Township), the current Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athlete of the Week, dropped a tiebreaker set at No. 3 singles (6-2, 5-7, 7-10).

The Lions return to action on Saturday against Pitt-Greensburg. Match begins at 3:30 p.m.