Behrend Men's Tennis Named Co-Regular Season Champions

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team has been named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Co-Regular Season Champions with Penn State Altoona after splitting a doubleheader on Sunday.

Match One
Score: Penn State Behrend 6, Penn State Altoona 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-5, 5-0 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (8-14, 4-1 AMCC)

Match Two
Score: Penn State Altoona 5, Penn State Behrend 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-6, 5-1 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (8-15, 5-1 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Behrend Lions defeated Altoona 6-3 in the opener and then fell 5-4 in the nightcap
* Behrend earned the No. 1 seed on a tiebreaker, registering the most match points won between Altoona
* The Behrend Lions held a 10-8 edge in match points vs. the Altoona Lions based on today's results
* In the first match, Behrend won two doubles and four singles matches
* Akash Sangha (Milton, Ontario/White Oaks) and Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) posted an 8-6 victory in the No. 1 spot
* Owen Sinnott (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) and Aidan Piazza (Fairview, PA/Fairview) tallied the second doubles win in the No. 2 spot at 8-3
* Laier and Sangha each won their singles matches in tiebreaker sets
* Laier, in the No. 1 spot, defeated Casey Hess 6-1, 3-6, 10-7, while Piazza posted a 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 win at No. 2 singles
* The Behrend Lions won the No. 5 and 6 singles thanks to William Thomas (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem) and Luke Vunora (Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands), respectively
* In the second match, the Lions had the same result in the doubles matches with a pair of wins
* Behrend managed two singles wins thanks to Piazza (6-2, 7-6 (7-4)) and Vunora 7-5, 6-3

Next Up:

* Behrend will face the No. 4 seed Mt. Aloysius in the AMCC Semifinals. Game time is 3:30 p.m. at the Westwood Racquet Club.