No. 69 Men’s Tennis Drops Match Against No. 39 NebraskaNo. 69 Men’s Tennis Drops Match Against No. 39 Nebraska

No. 69 Men’s Tennis Drops Match Against No. 39 Nebraska

Byers, Murugesan get wins for the Nittany Lions

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The No. 69 Penn State men’s tennis team played a tough, and close, match against No. 39 Nebraska, but the Nittany Lions ultimately dropped 5-2 against the Cornhuskers. 

 

DOUBLES 

Partnering together, Charl Morgan and Marcus Schoeman took on first singles, but dropped their match, 6-1, to Nikolay Sysoev and Calvin Mueller. Stepping in at the third spot, Shri Murugesan and Reiya Hattori fell to Leo Linquet and Lars Johann in a close 6-4 match. 

On court two, Sam Bossem and Loren Byers took on Anton Shepp and Henry Bilicic, but the match went unfinished at 4-4 as Nebraska had already clinched the doubles point. 

 

SINGLES 

At the top spot, No. 91 Byers played a strong match, taking down No. 73 Mueller, 6-4, 7-6(4). 

Murugesan played in at sixth singles, defeating Colson Wells in a tough 6-3, 7-6(3) match. 

 

Stepping up to second singles, Schoeman took Sysoev to a third set, but ultimately fell 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Bossem took court three, but dropped his match 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to Shepp in three sets. On court four, Hattori put up a fight, but fell 6-3, 7-6(4) to Roni Hietaranta. At the fifth spot, Lindsay played a tough three sets, but dropped his match 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to Linquet. 

 

UP NEXT 

The Nittany Lions will cap off the weekend at home on Sunday, March 23 against Wisconsin. The match is set to be played outside at the Sarni Tennis Center at noon and will feature a free donut giveaway to fans. 

Visit GoPSUsports.com for more updates on the Nittany Lion's season. Follow the team on Instagram @pennstatemtennis and on X @pennstateMTEN for more continued updates. 

 

RESULTS 

Doubles 

  1. Sysoev/Mueller (NEB) def. Schoeman/Morgan (PSU) 6-1
  2. Bossem/Byers (PSU) vs. Shepp/Bilicic (NEB) 4-4, unfinished
  3. Linquet/Johann (NEB) def. Hattori/Murugesan (PSU) 6-4

 

Singles 

  1. #91 Byers (PSU) def. #73 Mueller (NEB) 6-4, 7-6(4)
  2. Shepp (NEB) def. Schoeman (PSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
  3. Sysoev (NEB) def. Bossem (PSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
  4. Hietaranta (NEB) def. Hattori (PSU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
  5. Linquet (NEB) def. Lindsay (PSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
  6. Murugesan (PSU) def. Wells (NEB) 6-3, 7-6(3)