Feb. 22, 2009

Men's Tennis Tops IPFW, 5-2

    Fort Wayne, Ind.- The men's tennis team picked up its second win of the weekend and third straight victory on Sunday morning by beating IPFW, 5-2, at the Pine Ridge Racquet and Fitness Center. The Penguins secured the early doubles point and won four singles matches to improve to an overall record 4-4

    YSU won at No. 1 and 3 singles both by a score of 8-5. Tariq Ismail and Chris Leson teamed up at the No. 1 spot to beat Hermann Kuschke and Diego Arteaga while Steve D'Angelo and Robert Emig won their match over Ryan Vogt and Rodrigo Tamashiro in the No. 3 spot.

    At singles, the Guins picked up two wins in dramatic fashion. Emig and Steve D'Angelo both extended their matches to three sets to earn two more points for YSU. D'Angelo won 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 and Emig defeated his opponent by a score of 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

    Kathary and Ismail also won for YSU in the No. 1 and 2 spot. Both claimed their matches in straight sets to give YSU a total of four singles points and the 5-2 win over IPFW.

    The men's team will return home Friday to host Dayton at 7 p.m. at the Boardman Tennis Center.