Men's Tennis Blanks Waynesburg 9-0 in First Home Match
The Penn State Behrend Lions captured a victory in their fist home match of the 2008 season when they took on the Waynesburg College on Saturday, February 16. The men defeated the Yellowjackets 9-0 to move to 1-1 at the start of the season.
The victory can be attributed to a tremendous team effort. Seniors Miles Boyea (St. Vincent, WI/Upper Canada) and Jim Palmer (Warner/Warner) teamed up in doubles play to win 8-3. The freshmen team of Elliot Blackstone (Wexford/Pine-Richland) and Jon Henderson (Upper St. Clair/Upper St. Clair) were also victorious today, taking their match 8-0. Each of these players went on to win their single matches as well.
Teammates Trevor Dougherty (Meadville/Meadville),
Shane Moiser (Kersey/St. Marys), and Jason Grosch (Warren/Warren)
also contributed to the blue and white win, defeating each of their
opponents in singles play.
They men will enjoy a week off of
play until their next match when they host Grove City College on
Friday, February 29. Matches are set to begin at 3:00 p.m.
The team will then travel to North Caroline over the spring break
for a number of matches.
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