Men’s Tennis Drops Match to Old Dominion

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s tennis team fell to Old Dominion on Sunday. The squad dropped a 4-0 deciison against the Monarchs.

DOUBLES 

At the No. 1 spot, Stefan Simeunovic and Miko Eala paired together, but fell 6-2 against Codie van Schalkwyk and Connor Schalkwyk. Nolan Ranger and Ari Cotoulas played at No. 2, but dropped to Cosme Rolland De Ravel and Jakob Cadonau, 6-2. 

On court No. 3, Alex Sterin and Jack Martuccio were down 4-2 in their match against Aryan Slaeh and Maxime Mareschal-Hay, but went unfinished, as Old Dominion had claimed the doubles point before the conclusion of the match. 

SINGLES 

Simeunovic played at No.1, but fell to his opponent, Connor van Schalkwyk, 6-2, 6-2. Ranger battled at No. 3 singles, but dropped 6-2, 6-3 to Codie van Schalkwyk. On court No.4, Cotoulas brought the second set to a tiebreak, but ultimately fell 6-3, 7-6(3) to Cadonau. 

At No. 2, Martuccio played strong and was coming back in his second set against Codie van Schalkwyk with a score of 5-7, 2-1. Sterin was up 2-1 against Saleh on court No. 5. Both matches and the No. 6 matchup between Ritvik Nadikude and Mareschal-Hay went unfinished.

UP NEXT 

The Nittany Lions will hit the road to face Penn in Philadelphia, Pa. on Sunday, Feb. 25 at noon. 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. van Schalkwyk/van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. Eala/Simeunovic (PSU),…