Reading, Pa. (Oct. 4, 2016) - Penn State Harrisburg (2-1) used strong singles play to lift it to a 5-4 victory over Alvernia University (3-2) Tuesday afternoon in non-conference men's tennis action at Alvernia.
The Crusaders held a 2-1 lead at the conclusion of doubles play.
Colin MacCloskey and
Reid Hoff gave Alvernia its first point of the day with a 9-7 victory at No.2 doubles.
Todd Unger and
Antonio Gaetani picked up the second point at No.3 doubles, pushing their match to an 8-8 tie before taking the tie-break 7-3.
Luke Hangen collected a convincing win at No.1 singles, sealing the point in 6-0 straight sets.
The Lions then captured the second through fifth flights in straight sets.
Jimmy Souder notched Alvernia's final point with a 6-3, 6-3 straight set win at No. 6.
"We continue to improve each day and each match as a team," noted Coach Zerbe. "The fall schedule has the Alvernia men ready to make some noise at the individual MAC tournament."
Alvernia begins the individual MAC tournament on Saturday, October 8th. Complete championship information can be found at:
http://gomacsports.com/sports/2016/8/1/MTENINDCHAMP2016.aspx?
Penn State Harrisburg 5, Alvernia 4
Complete Results
| Singles competition |
| 1. Luke Hangen (ALVMT) def. Austin Pokopec (PSUHAR) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Rafael Fernandes (PSUHAR) def. Colin MacCloskey (ALVMT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 |
| 3. Pranoy Banka (PSUHAR) def. Reid Hoff (ALVMT) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 4. John Parola (PSUHAR) def. Todd Unger (ALVMT) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 5. Ryan McCurdy (PSUHAR) def. Antonio Gaetani (ALVMT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 |
| 6. Jimmy Souder (ALVMT) def. Sameer Kumar (PSUHAR) 6-3, 6-3 |
