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Men’s Tennis Outlasted by Badgers, 5-2
Hanzlik and Hasyn earn singles victories for the Nittany Lions
MADISON,
Wisc.— The Penn State men’s tennis team (11-9, 1-6) concluded its
weekend road swing with a tough defeat at the hands of the Wisconsin
Badgers (9-7, 1-3). Much like Friday afternoon’s match against No. 47
Minnesota, freshman Tomas Hanzlik (Prague, Czech Republic) and
red-shirt junior Christopher Hasyn (Lansdale, Pa.) earned singles
victories for Penn State, but the Nittany Lions could not clinch the
final three singles bouts en route to falling to the Badgers, 5-2.
Senior
Taylor Cohen (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Hanzlik opened doubles competition
with an 8-5 loss to Alex Robles and Quinton Vega. Sophomore Russell
Bader (Austin, Texas) and junior Bryan Welnetz (Laredo, Texas) brought
the Nittany Lions back to even with an 8-5 victory over Alexander
Kostanov and Petr Satral on court two. Finally, Fredrik Ask and Rod
Carey led Wisconsin to a 9-8 (8) victory over junior C.J. Griffin
(Portland, Mich.) and Hasyn in a thrilling first doubles contest,
giving the Badgers a 1-0 lead.
Hasyn responded quickly for
Penn State. The co-captain quickly dispatched of Robles, 6-3, 6-0, to
even the match at 1-1. Wisconsin regained the lead at 2-1 as Cohen fell
to Vega in hotly contested third singles duel, 6-3, 6-3. Hanzlik
provided yet another spark for the Nittany Lions on court one, leading
the entire way before clinching a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ask.
Penn
State could not continue the momentum, though, as sophomore Chris Young
(Melbourne, Australia) fell to Kostanov (6-2, 6-0) on court five.
Welnetz then dropped his No. 4 singles bout to Satral, 6-4, 7-6 (4),
clinching the match for Wisconsin. Finally, Bader could not overcome
Carey in second singles (6-3, 3-6, 6-4).
The Nittany Lions
return to Happy Valley this upcoming weekend for a pair of Big Ten
contests and alumni weekend festivities. Penn State will open the
weekend with a 3:30 p.m. bout against the Northwestern Wildcats on
Friday, April 13. Finally, Penn State will wrap up its weekend
homestand with a Sunday morning (11 a.m.) contest against the Illinois
Fighting Illini. All matches will be played outdoors at the Sarni
Tennis Center, weather permitting. Free pizza will be available for all
in attendance.
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Wisconsin 5, Penn State 2:
Doubles:
1) Fredrik Ask/Rod Carey (WISC) def. C.J. Griffin/Christopher Hasyn (PSU), 9-8 (8)
2) Russell Bader/Bryan Welnetz (PSU) def. Alexander Kostanov/Petr Satral (WISC), 8-5
3) Alex Robles/Quinton Vega (WISC) def. Taylor Cohen/Tomas Hanzlik (PSU), 8-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles:
1) Tomas Hanzlik (PSU) def. Fredrik Ask (WISC), 6-4, 6-4
2) Rod Carey (WISC) def. Russell Bader (PSU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
3) Quinton Vega (WISC) def. Taylor Cohen (PSU), 6-3, 6-3
4) Petr Satral (WISC) def. Bryan Welnetz (PSU), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
5) Alexander Kostanov (WISC) def. Chris Young (PSU), 6-2, 6-0
6) Christopher Hasyn (PSU) def. Alex Robles (WISC), 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
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