UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s tennis team (12-10, 3-3 B1G) completed the comeback over the Michigan State Spartans (14-11, 1-6 B1G) to take the match 4-3 on Friday evening at the Sarni Tennis Center.
“I think this is one of those program gut-checks, windy and difficult conditions outside,” said head coach Jeff Zinn. “How willing is your team to stay out there and fight to the very end? When the wind neutralizes play, it comes down to who can stay out there and grind out the longest and we did. Michigan State played exceptional doubles, they played exactly the way you should in these types of conditions. We made adjustments at the break for our singles. For the most part, every match was close. We lost a couple of tiebreakers, but Chikaya [Sato] came up big with one at number six. It’s good to see him back from injury and to get him back in a position we are comfortable with. Overall, I can’t say enough about the team and how hard they worked today to get the win.”
“The wind surely played a factor in some of these tight matches, especially in doubles,” said associate head coach Paul Tobin. “It came down to just making balls and having the confidence to go for your shots when given the opportunity. I’m really proud of Charl [Morgan], he was under a lot of pressure to get the clinch and “W” for the Lions.”
DOUBLES
Michigan State took the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.
On court three, Sam Bossem and Loren Byers fell to Carson Gates and Max…
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