UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s tennis team (13-7, 0-4 B1G) hit the road to take on No. 4 Michigan (17-2, 3-0 B1G) on Friday, April 7 at 4:00 p.m. ET, before traveling to East Lansing to play No. 67 Michigan State (7-10, 0-3 B1G) on Sunday, April 9 at noon ET.
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LAST TIME OUT
Penn State is coming off a B1G weekend in Happy Valley. Charl Morgan earned his 30th career singles win at No. 1 against Nebraska’s Roni Hietaranta in a 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-4 match on Sunday.
PREVIEWING THE WOLVERINES
Michigan is 17-2 coming into this weekend’s matchup against Penn State with a 9-0 home record. The Wolverines won their most recent match in a 4-3 contest against then-ranked No. 35 Louisville. They currently boast four ranked singles players in No. 8 Ondrej Styler, No. 15 Andrew Fenty, No. 25 Patrick Maloney, and No. 45 Gavin Young. Young and Fenty also hold the ninth-ranked position in doubled.
The Nittany Lions are looking for their sicth win all-time over the Wolverines in Big Ten action.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
Michigan State holds a 7-10 record throughout the spring season, including a 5-1 away record. They defeated then-ranked No. 69 Virginia Tech in their most recent match, 5-2. Spartan Ozan Baris is currently the No. 40 ranked singles player in the nation and competes as part of the No. 6 doubles team with Max Sheldon.
Penn State earned the most recent win between the two programs in a 4-3 decision in Happy Valley last season. The Nittany Lions hold the all-time advantage with 12 wins and look to improve upon that record this weekend.
UP NEXT
Penn State will play Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, April 15 at noon ET.
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