SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Penn College defeated King's College 6-1 on Friday in nonconference men's tennis action at the Central PA Tennis Center. The Wildcats swept all three doubles matches and won five of six singles contests to take the victory. PCT moved to 2-0 overall. The Monarchs opened their season at 0-1 overall.
How it happened: The Wildcats earned the doubles point after
Cruz Nagle and
Connor Stank won by default at No. 3 doubles, and
Joshua Myers and
Eli Greeley clinched the point with a 6-1 win in the No. 1 slot.
Matt Williams and
Avery Hawk completed the doubles sweep with a 6-1 victory against Logan Tomkins and Zackary Bedwell at No. 2.
PCT carried the 1-0 lead into singles and moved ahead 2-0 when Christian Ambromovage won by default at No. 6 singles. Greeley followed with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Logan Tomkins at No. 2, putting the Wildcats one point away, and
Valentino Barillaro clinched the dual at No. 5 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over William Savner for a 4-0 lead.
After the clinch, Myers added a 6-4, 6-4 win over Nate Linnen at No. 1. King's College got its point at No. 4, where Zackary Bedwell defeated Hawk in a tiebreak set, 3-6, 6-0, 13-11.
Matt Williams closed the match at No. 3 with a 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-4 win over Gavin Hall to give PCT a 6-1 final.
Doubles
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1. Myers/Greeley (PCT) def. Nate Linnen/Gavin Hall (KINGS) 6-1
2.
Matt Williams/Hawk (PCT) def. Logan Tomkins/Zackary Bedwell (KINGS) 6-1
3. Nagle/Stank (PCT) def. William Savner/No player (KINGS) by default
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
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1. Myers (PCT) def. Nate Linnen (KINGS) 6-4, 6-4
2. Greeley (PCT) def. Logan Tomkins (KINGS) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Matt Williams (PCT) def. Gavin Hall (KINGS) 4-6, 7-6(4), 10-4
4. Zackary Bedwell (KINGS) def. Hawk (PCT) 3-6, 6-0, 13-11
5. Barillaro (PCT) def. William Savner (KINGS) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ambromovage (PCT) def. King's College (KINGS) by default
Order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
Up next: Penn College visits Mount Aloysius on Friday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m.
