Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Falls To Franciscan in Regular-Season Finale

Penn State Behrend

Franciscan University

Doubles

Jake Haffner / Jarek Sulak (FRNM)
def. Yanique Apgar / Scott Russell (BEHM)

8-6

John Gallagher / Connor Jooste (FRNM)
def. Brenden Dollard / Brent McFarland (BEHM)

8-6

Jack Galla / Luke Conrad (FRNM)
def. Noah Colvin / Michael Duckett (BEHM)

8-3

Singles

Jake Haffner (FRNM)
def. Yanique Apgar (BEHM)

6-1, 6-3

Jarek Sulak (FRNM)
def. Scott Russell (BEHM)

6-3, 7-6 (9-7)

John Gallagher (FRNM)
def. Brenden Dollard (BEHM)

6-2, 6-0

Connor Jooste (FRNM)
def. Brent McFarland (BEHM)

6-3, 6-4

Luke Conrad (FRNM)
def. Michael Funera (BEHM)

6-1, 6-2

Walter Matt (FRNM)
def. Michael Duckett (BEHM)

6-2, 6-0

full stats

Posted: Apr 15, 2018

ROBINSON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team secured the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament after falling to undefeated Franciscan 9-0 on Sunday afternoon.

The Barons (12-9, 5-0 AMCC) narrowly won two of the three doubles matches, posting 8-6 victories at No. 1 and 2 to take a 3-0 lead into the singles competition.

Scott Russell (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) took Jarek Sulak to a tiebreaker set in the second game, but fell 6-3, 7-6 (9-7) at No. 2 singles.

The Lions (12-7, 4-1 AMCC) will receive a first-round bye in the AMCC Tournament and face Penn State Altoona in the semifinals on Saturday, April 21 at 6:30 at Westwood Racquet Club.