Behrend Men's Tennis Claims Atlantic East Championship

HERSHEY, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) and Atlantic East Crossover Championship, defeating Marymount 4-2 on Sunday at the Hershey Racquet Club.

Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Marymount 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-8), Marymount (10-10)

Key Moments:

* The Lions complete their season with a pair of championships
* Behrend claimed the AMCC Championship to advance to the Atlantic East Crossover Championship
* The Lions won two of the three doubles matches and three singles matches for the victory
* Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) and Graham Louis (Erie, PA/Fairview) posted a 6-1 decision at No. 1 doubles
* Vitaliy Pikalo (Hampton, PA/Hampton) and Paul Flick (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) got the doubles point for the Lions with a 6-4 win in the third spot
* Behrend won the third, fourth and fifth singles to end the match unfinished
* Pikalo and Louis were double winners, picking up singles wins in the third and fourth spot, respectively
* Pikalo defeated Gunek Singh 6-4, 7-6 for a point, while Louis tallied a 6-2, 6-0 win
* William Thomas (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem), playing in the fifth spot, fell in the second set to pull off the tiebreaker win at 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
* Last year, the Saints defeated the Lions in the Crossover Championship
* Behrend finishes the season 13-8 overall