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Win over Penn State Behrend
7
Winner Otterbein Men's Tennis MOTT (2-4)
0
Penn State Behrend BEHM (3-2)
Winner
Otterbein Men's Tennis MOTT
(2-4)
7
Final
0
Penn State Behrend BEHM
(3-2)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Written by Hailey Owens

Men's Tennis dominates Penn State Behrend 7-0

ERIE, Pa. – The Otterbein men's tennis team won 7-0 at Penn State Behrend on Saturday.

The Basics: 
  • Records: Otterbein (3-4 overall), Penn State Behrend (3-3 overall) 
  • Venue: Westwood Racquet Club - Erie, Pa.
Otterbein 7, Penn State Behrend 0

Singles 7-0
  • #1: Junior Max Fickas defeated Jonathon Laier, 6-1, 6-1.
  • #2: Freshman Sanjan Shanker triumphed over Owen Sinnott, 6-1, 6-0.
  • #3: Sophomore Jake Chilcote emerged victorious against Vitaliy Pikalo, 6-2, 6-2.
  • #4: Sophomore Nikita Kitaev won 6-2, 6-2 against Graham Louis.
  • #5: Senior Will Newberry defeated William Thomas, 6-3, 6-0.
  • #6: Senior Colton Stamper secured a tiebreaker win, 5-7, 7-6, 10-5 
Doubles 3-0
  • #1: Fickas and Kitaev triumphed 6-2.
  • #2: Chilcote and Newberry secured a 6-2 victory.
  • #3: Junior Zach Frederick and Shanker won 6-2.
Notables
  • Tenth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 101-65 during his tenure leading the men's tennis team at Otterbein.
  • Fickas (4-3), Kitaev (4-6) and sophomore Neil Reddy (4-2) lead the Cardinals in singles wins on the season.
  • Newberry leads the team in doubles victories on the year with a 6-2 record.
  • Newberry and Kitaev lead the team in overall wins on the season. Newberry is 9-4 overall, and Kitaev is 9-11 overall.
  • Newberry boasts a 54-38 career record at Otterbein (26-20 in singles, 28-18 in doubles).
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