Men’s Tennis Splits Matches against Delaware, Lehigh

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s tennis team completed their first doubleheader of the weekend at the Indoor Tennis Center. The Nittany Lions end the day 1-1, with a 6-1 loss to Delaware and a 4-2 win against Lehigh. 

“It was an honor and a privilege to represent Penn State,” freshman Ari Cotoulas said about his first colleigate match, “Coach Zinn and Coach Tobin were great, I played alongside a great team, and it was a lot of fun. I’m happy I could get that doubles point today and get that win at No. 1.”

DELAWARE 

Doubles 

At No. 1, Miko Eala and Stefan Simeunovic took on Karol Malirz and Javier Ruiz. The duo dropped their match to Delaware, 6-3. 

Making his collegiate debut, Ari Cotoulas took court No. 2 with Nolan Ranger. The pair fought strong, but dropped their match 6-3 to Delaware’s Tobey Lock and Euan Mackenzie. 

Jack Martuccio and Alex Sterin battled it out at No. 3, playing a back-and-forth battle against Nikolaj Talimaa and Mason Robins. The match went unfinished, as the doubles point was determined before the conclusion of their match. 

Singles 

Eala played strong sets at No. 1, defeating his opponent, Malirz, 6-3, 6-3. 

Ranger played at No. 5 against Mackenzie. The match resulted in a 7-5, 6-4 victory for Ranger. 

Simeunovic brought his match to three sets playing at…