HILTON HEAD, SC – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team split a pair of non-conference matches over spring break, defeating Johnson & Wales 8-1 and then falling to Gordon 8-1 in the nightcap in Hilton Head, South Carolina on Tuesday.
Scores: Penn State Behrend 8, Johnson & Wales 1; Gordon 8, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-7)
Key Moments:
* The Lions posted identical scores on the day, collecting an 8-1 win in the opener against Johnson & Wales
* Behrend won all six singles and two doubles matches for its seventh win of the season
* Three players won their doubles and singles matches
* Ritvik Nadikude (Hyderabad, India/The Gaudium School) and Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) won 8-4 at No. 1 doubles
* The second doubles win went to Alex Graeca (DuBois, PA/DuBois) and Matthew McCullough (Penfield, PA/DuBois)
* The duo won 8-0 at No. 3 doubles for a 2-1 lead in the match
* Nadikude earned a 6-1, 6-1 singles win in the top spot, before Laier battled J. Millwood at No. 2 singles to a tiebreaker set winning 6-3, 3-6, 11-9
* Graeca was the other double winner, posting an comeback victory at No. 6 singles (3-6, 7-6, 10-6)
* Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek), Cody Jaconski (DuBois, PA/DuBois) and Evan Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) also won in their respective singles matches
* In the match against Gordon, Nadikude and Laier collected an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles for the lone victory
* The win marked their 10th doubles win of the season
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Thursday against Brevard in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Match begins at 2:30 p.m.