Men’s Tennis Finishes Play at ITA All-American ChampionshipsMen’s Tennis Finishes Play at ITA All-American Championships
Mark Selders

Men’s Tennis Finishes Play at ITA All-American Championships

TULSA, Okla. - Penn State men's tennis concluded competition at the ITA All-American Championships, hosted by the University of Tulsa.

Junior Loren Byers defeated Wofford's Ashe Rae, 6-3, 6-3, in his first Prequalifying round match. Byers struck again to defeat Bozo Barun of Arkansas in a 6-4, 6-2 match. Byers dropped his third Prequalifying match to Vanderbilt's Juan Lopez de Azcona in a 6-1, 6-1 match. 

Sophomore Stefan Simeunovic fell to Louisiana's William Riberio, 6-2, 6-3, but bounced back to pick up a win in a Prequalifying consolation match, knocking off Incarnate Word's Tomas Reche, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.

Senior Sam Bossem battled a tough first round in Prequalifying, falling 7-6 (1), 6-1 to Texas's Lucas Brown. Bossem dropped a 6-2, 7-5 decision to Louisiana's Alejandro Sanchez Gonzalez in the Prequalifying Consolation round. 

Senior Miko Eala began play in the Qualifying round of the tournament, falling 6-1, 6-3 to Washington's Dzianis Zharyn. Eala played again in the Qualifying Consolation round, but dropped a 6-3, 6-1 result against Arizona's Gustaf Storm.

The Nittany Lions are next in action at ITA Regionals, hosted by Liberty, beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
 

ITA All-American Championship Results 

Pre-qualifying Round 1 

Ribero, William (ULL) def. Simenovic, Stefan (PSU), 6-2, 6-3.

Byers, Loren (PSU) def. Rae, Ashe (WC), 6-3, 6-3.

Brown, Lucas (UT) def. Bossem, Sam (PSU), 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Pre-qualifying Round 2 

Byers, Loren (PSU) def. Barun, Bozo (UA), 6-4, 6-2.

Pre-qualifying Round 3 

Lopez De Azcona, Juan (VU) def. Byers, Loren (PSU), 6-1, 6-1.

Pre-qualifying Consolation 

Simenovic, Stefan (PSU) def. Reche, Tomas (UIW), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4.

Sanchez Gonzalez, Alejandro (ULL) def. Bossem, Sam (PSU), 6-2, 7-5.

Qualifying Round

Zharyn, Dzianis (UW) def. Eala, Miko (PSU), 6-1, 6-3.

Qualifying Consolation 

Storm, Gustaf (UA) def. Eala, Miko (PSU), 6-3, 6-1.