ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team fell to non-conference Otterbein 9-0 on Saturday to open the spring season.
Score: Otterbein 9, Penn State Behrend 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-3), Otterbein (3-1)
Key Moments:
* The Cardinals earned their third win of the season and second shut-out victory
* Otterbein had four players with double wins on the day
* Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) and Mitchell May (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) narrowly fell at No. 1 doubles by an 8-5 decision
* Laier also battled at No. 1 singles, while May came up short at No. 2 singles
* Evan Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) and Alex Graeca (DuBois, PA/DuBois) suffered their first singles losses of the season at No. 6 and No. 4 singles, respectively
Next Up:
* Behrend returns to action on Saturday against Alfred and Westminster. Matches are at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
