Houghton Defeats Behrend Men's Tennis

HOUGHTON, NY – The Houghton men's tennis team posted a 7-2 non-conference victory over Penn State Behrend on Wednesday afternoon.

Score: Houghton 7, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-5), Houghton (2-2)

Key Moments:

* The Highlanders improved to 2-2 on the season and snapped the Lions four-match win streak
* Houghton swept the doubles competition for a 3-0 lead heading into singles
* Ritvik Nadikude (Hyderabad, India/The Gaudium School) posted a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles
* Behrend collected a second point at No. 4 singles thanks to Mason Harbaugh (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield)
* Harbaugh won in three sets, falling behind 6-0 and then winning 6-3 and 7-5
* Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) fell short of a singles win at No. 2 in three sets, winning the second set 6-2

Next Up:

* Behrend returns to action on Friday at Pfeiffer. Match begins at 5 p.m.