Behrend Men's Tennis Captures AMCC Championship; Lions Down No. 1 Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team captured their eighth overall Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championship on Sunday, defeating Penn State Altoona 5-1.

Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Penn State Altoona 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (11-13), Penn State Altoona (5-8)

Key Moments:

* Behrend earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament 
* The Lions last won the AMCC Championship in 2012
* Behrend won two doubles matches and three singles to claim the title
* The Lions got the first point at No. 1 doubles thanks to Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) and Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) 
* The duo defeated Joey Toth and Tommy Davis 8-2 to take the early lead
* Mason Harbaugh (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield) and Belden Tuttle (Fairview, PA/Fairview) made it 2-0 with an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles
* Altoona cut the lead to 2-1 with an 8-3 decision at No. 3 doubles
* Behrend had wins at No. 1, 4 and 6 singles to seal the deal
* Max Lu (Plum, PA/Plum) made it 3-1 after posting a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles
* Tuttle got his second win of the day at No. 6 singles, blanking Kirk Eichenlaub 6-0, 6-0
* Laier registered the final singles win in the top spot, defeating Toth 6-4, 6-2 to make it 5-1 

Noteworthy:

* Laier and Tuttle were named to the All-Tournament Team
* The Lions defeated Altoona 5-4 during the regular season 

Next Up:

* Behrend awaits the NCAA Tournament selection show on May 9.