CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson men's tennis team got back to winning ways on Friday afternoon by finishing up a 4-3 non-conference win over Penn State Harrisburg in a match that was started on Thursday afternoon, but was suspended due to rain.
Doubles (Lions 2-1 | Count as one point in team score)
Things began well for DC as
Sandro Buskhrikidze and
Jack Weaver defeated John McCarthy-Ian Optiz by a score of 6-2. PSU evened the score at 1-1 with a victory at the top spot thanks to Damir Cuturic and Cooper Wheeler knocking off
Lucas Bogle-
David Daraban. Unfortunately for the Red and White, Colin Flack and Ved Pawar needed a tiebreaker to secure the point for the visitors as they edged
Drew Allen-
Eddy Chow 7-6 (7-2 tiebreak).
Singles (DEVILS 4-2)
Ben Cioladis allowed just one game to McCarthy in a 6-1, 6-0 triumph at the slx line. Dickinson then took the lead with a victory in the fifth slot as Weaver bested Flack (6-2, 7-5). The Devils moved within a point of guaranteeing a win when Allen posted a straight set win over Opitz at number four (6-2, 6-3). The visitors first victory in singles came in the first flight where Wheeler defeated Bogle (6-3, 6-4). Daraban secured the match for the Red and White by erasing a one set deficit to rally for a 7-6 win in the second, before taking down Cuturic 6-1 at number two. The match ended with Pawar needing three sets to beat Buskhrikidze (4-6, 6-4, 6-2).
Up Next
Dickinson (3-11) returns to action tomorrow afternoon at 1pm when they welcome Ursinus College to the Hays Tennis Courts for a Centennial Conference match.
