March 21, 2012

Men’s tennis wins third straight with 5-4 victory over PSU Altoona

The Juniata College men’s tennis won its third consecutive match with a 5-4 win over Penn State Altoona, Wednesday afternoon on the Raffensperger Tennis Courts.

HUNTINGDON, Pa. –- The Juniata College men's tennis won its third consecutive match with a 5-4 win over Penn State Altoona, Wednesday afternoon on the Raffensperger Tennis Courts.

The win improved Juniata's record to 4-7 overall, while Penn State Altoona fell to 0-3.

Juniata carried two wins out of doubles play, with the tandem of Elliott Perow (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) and Tucker Good (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) posting an 8-1 win at no. 1 doubles, while Justin Wisniewski (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) and Brice Morey (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) came out of their no. 2 double match with an 8-5 victory.

Wisniewski, Perow, and Morey all posted wins at no. 1 through no. 3 singles to clinch the match.

Juniata will return to the courts on Saturday, March 24, when the Eagles host Moravian College in a Landmark Conference clash. Start time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS

Juniata College 5, Penn State Altoona 4

Singles

1. Justin Wisniewski (JUN) def. Max Averbach, 6-2, 6-2

2. Elliott Perow (JUN) def. Adam Kennedy, 6-1, 6-0

3. Brice Morey (JUN) def. Kevin Bartkus, 6-0, 6-1

4. Mike Reinhardt (PSUA) def. Tucker Good, 6-2, 6-0

5. Ben Heidorn (PSUA) def. Andrew Hoffman, 6-2, 6-3

6. Sebastian Bonifasi (PSUA) def. Matt Butler, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1. Perow/Good (JUN) def. Averbach/Heidorn, 8-1

2. Wisniewski/Morey (JUN) def. Reinhardt/Schultz, 8-5