UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s tennis team (10-10, 2-3 B1G) dropped a home match to the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (20-2, 5-0 B1G) at the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
“Ohio State was as good as advertised in coming here and being the No. 2 team in the country,” said head coach Jeff Zinn. “They competed extremely well. I thought that this was the best doubles we’ve played all year. We played loose, we played free. We played to our potential, and hopefully, we can carry that momentum into our upcoming matches. I felt that we had chances in each of the four singles matches that were out on the court first. Against a team as good as Ohio State, you have to execute when they give you those chances. Unfortunately, we didn’t. Miko Eala played an excellent second set. Bora played a great second set, as well, he gave himself chances. Sam Bossem played really well at No. 4. So, we have things that we can pull from this match, especially against a team of this caliber, that we can take forward.”
“There are very few teams out there that have the kind of intensity and talent depth that Ohio State has shown this year, and years past,” said associate head coach Paul Tobin. “Our doubles was probably the best we’ve played this year, coming incredibly close to a major upset. I certainly could not have asked for anything more. In singles, we were just outhit on closing shots. I think if we played outside their shots would not have had as much pace and depth.”
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