Nadikude Wins Twice For Behrend Men's Tennis; Lions Fall to Otterbein

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team fell to non-conference Otterbein 7-2 on Saturday afternoon at Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: Otterbein 7, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-4), Otterbein (3-1)

Key Moments:

* Ritvik Nadikude (Hyderabad, India/The Gaudium School) was a double winner for the Lions in their first match of the spring season
* Nadikude defeated Joshua Mammen at No. 1 singles, falling behind in the first set and then winning 6-1 and 11-9
* The freshman also won at No. 1 doubles with Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt)
* The duo kept their unblemished record in doubles action with an 8-7 win over Mammen and Jake McDivitt

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday against Thiel and Alfred at Westwood Racquet Club. Matches begin at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.