Lions Advance To AMCC Championship Match

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend men's tennis team advanced to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship with a 4-0 semifinals win over No. 3 Mount Aloysius on Saturday at the Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: No.2 Penn State Behrend 4, No. 3 Mount Aloysius 0
Records: No. 2 Penn State Behrend (11-8), No. 3 Mount Aloysius (5-11)

Key Moments:

* The Lions earned the doubles point, thanks to a 6-0 win at No. 2 from Owen Sinnott (Erie, PA/Northwest Collegiate Academy) and Carson Souser (Clay, NY/Jamesville-Dewitt) and a No. 3 victory from the team of Aidan Piazza (Fairview, PA/Fairview) and Paul Flick (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep)
* Flick would go on to sweep at No. 6 singles against Mounties' Trent Strous (6-0, 6-0)
* William Thomas (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem) registered a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles
* Freshman Graham Louis (Erie, PA/Fairview) earned the deciding point of Saturday's match, defeating Matthew Franz at No. 4 singles by scores of 6-1 and 6-2
* Behrend is headed to its fourth straight conference championship, seeking its fourth straight and 10^th overall title

Up Next:

* The Lions will take on No. 1 Penn State Altoona, who defeated No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg 5-0 in the semifinals, tomorrow in the AMCC Championship. Match time is set for 1 p.m.