UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s tennis team (9-1) finishes out its 11-match home stand against the St. John’s Red Storm (9-1) on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. ET. The Nittany Lions will then travel to Lynchburg, Va. to face Liberty on Friday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. ET and then compete on neutral court versus the South Florida Bulls (4-7) on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions entered the rankings at No. 46 announced the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Tuesday morning.
Penn State is coming off a bye week, after collecting two wins against Princeton on. Feb. 10 and William & Mary on Feb. 12. Taking on the Tigers, Penn State clinched the doubles point before taking the first three courts. Charl Morgan won the match for the Nittany Lions in a 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win.
On Feb. 12, the Blue & White downed the Tribe in a 5-0 sweep. Penn State’s 10th doubles point of the season gave them the early advantage. Sweeping four straight courts, Loren Byers collected the clinch in a 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over Joseph Brailovsky.
SCOUTING THE RED STORM
St. John’s is 9-1 on the spring season. Cornell handed the Red Storm their only loss in a 52 defeat on Jan. 29. They are coming off a 5-2 win over Boston University on Feb. 18 before heading into this matchup against the Nittany Lions.
The Red Storm is 0-2 all-time against Penn State. The Nittany Lions last win came in 2014 and featured a 7-0 sweep in Happy Valley.
PREVIEWING THE FLAMES
Liberty is 3-5 coming into this weekend matchup against Penn State. The Flames are coming two straight 5-2 losses at home to Clemson and VCU.
In two recorded matches between Penn State and Liberty, the two programs split the record aat 1-1. The Nittany Lions came away with the most recent 4-3 win in 2022 at the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center. Miko Eala clinched the match for Penn State in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Deji Thomas-Smith and Byers collected his fifth straight singles win of the season. The Blue & White look to take the series lead on Friday.
A LOOK INTO THE BULLS
South Florida holds a 4-7 record during the 2023 campaign and is 1-2 on neutral ground. The Bulls are currently on a three-match losing streak…
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