Baldwin Wallace Nips Men's Tennis

Baldwin Wallace Nips Men's Tennis

NORTH RIDGE, Pa. – The Baldwin Wallace men's tennis team edged Penn State Behrend 5-4 in the spring-season opener on Saturday afternoon.

Score:  Baldwin Wallace 5, Penn State Behrend 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-3), Baldwin Wallace (1-0)

Key Moments:


* The Yellow Jackets had a 2-1 lead after the doubles matches
* Mason Harbaugh (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) and Jimmy Lobdell (Warren, PA/Warren) earned the doubles win for the Lions at the No. 3 spot
* Harbaugh and Lobdell tallied an 8-6 win over Anthony Tosatto and Edwin Schartman
* Ricky Dong (Beijing, China/Keystone Academy) earned his sixth singles win with a tie-breaker first set at No. 1 singles
* Dong posted a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 win over Jake Elbin
* Baldwin Wallace went on to win at No. 2, 3, and 4 singles
* Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) and Belden Tuttle (Fairview, PA/Fairview) closed out the scoring at No. 5 and 6 singles, respectively
* Tuttle gave up one game point in the first set to register a 6-1, 6-0 win against Schartman

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Friday against non-conference Waynesburg. Match begins at 6 p.m.