Men's Tennis Defeats Westminster; Lions Fall to Otterbein

Men's Tennis Defeats Westminster; Lions Fall to Otterbein

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team split a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday at Westwood Racquet Club.  

Match One:
Score:
  Otterbein 9, Penn State Behrend 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-4), Otterbein (6-0)

Match Two:
Score:
  Penn State Behrend 7, Westminster 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-4), Westminster (2-1)

Key Moments:

* Otterbein keeps its undefeated record alive with a 9-0 win in the first match
* Behrend bounced back in the second and handed the Titans their first loss of the season
* The Lions won all three doubles matches
Ricky Dong (Beijing, China/Keystone Academy), Noah Colvin (Warren, PA/Warren) and Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) were doubles and singles winners
* Dong held Miquel Ascencio to a 6-0, 6-4 decision at No. 1 singles to give him a 7-1 record
* Colvin posted a 6-1, 7-6 victory at No. 3 singles, while May got a 6-2, 6-2 win over Collin Kelly in the fifth spot
* The Titans won a pair of singles matches, all going into extra sets

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Friday against Thiel. The non-conference match starts at 6 p.m.