2023 Penn State Men's Tennis Media Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.............................................Schedule/Quick Facts

3..............................................2022-23 Team Roster

4 .......................The Jeff Zinn Years

5 ...................Head Coach Jeff Zinn

6......................Associate Head Coach Paul Tobin

7..........................Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan

8...............................Andrei Paduraru/Ismail Saadi

9..........................................Sam Bossem/Miko Eala

10................................Harrison Janes/Loren Byers

11.................................Chris Heck/Pranav Nemani

12................................................Stefan

2022-23 SCHEDULE

Athletic Communications

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Team Quick Facts

Head Coach: Jeff Zinn (Cincinnati, ‘84)

Penn State Record: 156-125 (12th season)

Career Record: 537-384 (33 seasons)

Associate Head Coach: Paul Tobin (10th season)

Home Court: Sarni Tennis Center (1,000)11

2022-23 Record: 13-14

2022-23 Big Ten Record: 3-6

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5

NCAA Appearances: 8 (1997, ’98, ’06, ’07, ’08, ‘14, ‘16, ‘19)

University Quick Facts

Location: University Park, Pa.

Founded: 1855

Enrollment: 46,270

Conference: Big Ten

Colors: Blue & White

Nickname: Nittany Lions

President: Dr. Neeli Bendapudi

VP for Intercollegiate Athletics: Dr. Patrick Kraft

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Credits

The Penn State Men’s Tennis Yearbook was compiled, written and laid out by Brynn Smith with editorial assistance from Paul Marboe, Design and Cover Art by Isaiah Arpino.

Thurs-Sun. 27-30 Big Ten Tournament*

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Photos by Mark Selders and Steve Manuel.

2022-23 TEAM ROSTER

2022-23 PENN STATE ROSTER

Head Coach: Jeff Zinn (12th season)

Associate Head Coach: Paul Tobin (10th season)

The 2022-23 Penn State Nittany Lion Men’s Tennis Team. (L-R): Head coach Jeff Zinn, Loren Byers, Malik Bhatnagar, Charl Morgan, Harrison Janes, Pranav Nemani, Andrei Paduraru, Ismail Saadi, Sam Bossem, associate head coach Paul Tobin.

THE JEFF ZINN YEARS

2013-14

HIGHEST FINISH IN THE BIG TEN HIGHEST ITA FINAL RANKING-24

15-0 UNDEFEATED AT HOME, 2013-14 SEASON

3.33 SPRING 2022 OVERALL TEAM GPA

16TH RANKED SIXTEENTH IN ITA POLL IN BOTH 2014 & 2015, HIGHEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY

156 WINS AT PENN STATE

22 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN ATHLETES

33 FIRST 20-WIN SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY, 2013-14 NCAA QUALIFIERS

3 NCAA APPEARANCES

4 3 20-win seasons

PSU COACHING HISTORY

Coach Years W-L-T

William Ham (1923-27) 15-21-1

Harry Stover (1928-31) 26-19-2

Leon Schlos (1932) 1-3-1

Robert Oxreider (1936) 4-3-0

Robert E. Lake (1937) 4-6-0

Ted Roethke (1939-43) 29-25-0

Ray Dickinson (1944) 5-4-0

Sherman Fogg (1947-64) 91-106-2

Holmes Cathrall (1965-90) 280-197-2

Jan Bortner (1991- 05) 199-159-0

Bill Potoczny (2006) 19-8-0

Todd Doebler (2006-2011) 61-43-0

Jeff Zinn (2011-pres.) 156-125-0

Jeff

Zinn

156-125, 12th Season at Penn State 537-384 CAREER RECORD

CINCINNATI, 1984

Jeff Zinn enters his 12th year as the head coach of the Penn State Men’s Tennis program. Coach Zinn is 156-125 at Penn State and 537-384 in over 30 years of coaching. Zinn is in the top ten for most winningest coaches in Division 1 Men’s Tennis. Zinn was also awarded ITA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year during the 2018-19 Season.

SEASON CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Achieved a Duel Match Record of 118-69 (%)

• Achieved a Duel Match Home Record of 70-14 (%)

• Achieved #4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

• Achieved #3 NCAA Tournament Rd of 32 Appearances (2014, 2016, 2019)

• Finished #3 BIG TEN Conference Ranking (2014, 2016 and 2019)

• Achieved #39 BIG TEN Conference Wins

• Set record for most dual match wins in a season (22) in 2014 and 2016

• Qualified for ITA National Indoor Team Championships sweet 16 in 2015

• Achieved #41 ITA National Ranked Team Wins

• Highest ITA National Ranking: 2014: #23, 2015: #16, 2016: #21, 2017: #44, 2018: #44, 2019: #30

• Highest Singles ITA National Ranking: #23, #25, #39, #32, #45, #52, #80, #88, #91, #99, #101

• Highest Doubles ITA National Rankings: #1, #18, #19, #29, #30, #55, #56, #60, #66

• Biggest Upsets: 2014: #16 Illinois, # 28 Northwestern, 2015: #19 Ken tucky, #20 South Florida , #23 Princeton, #31 Michigan , 2016: #15 Illinois , #25 Columbia , 2017: #31 Minnesota , 2019: #16 Michigan, #32 Minnesota

• Achieved #35 Academic ALL-BIG TEN Athletes

• Achieved #8 ALL-BIG Conference Players

• Led 2 Singles & 2 Doubles Team in the NCAA Tournament (2014 and 2019)

• Ranked top 10 recruiting class by TRN in 2016-17

• Recruited 13 top 125 ITF WORLD JR

• Recruited 9 Top 1200 ATP players

• Recruited 16 (5) Star US Recruits

Zinn came to Penn State after spending 15 seasons with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Zinn’s career record speaks for itself, as he posted a superb 231-157 record while at Wake Forest, including a 78-62 record in the rugged Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a streak of 11 consecutive seasons. Before Zinn’s arrival, Wake Forest had never made the NCAA Tournament.

Zinn is credited with pushing the Wake Forest team from a perennial top75 squad to a top-25 team. He also transformed the Demon Deacons into a top tier club in the ACC and NCAA. Under Zinn’s guidance, Wake Forest finished among the top four in the ACC seven times in his last 11 years there. The Deacons reached at least the semifinals of the ACC Championships for four straight years from 2007 to 2010, the longest such streak in the school’s rich tennis history.

In 2011, while at Wake Forest, Zinn notched his 11th straight winning season. He led the Demon Deacons to 10 wins against nationally ranked opponents, including a 4-0 win over No. 30 Wisconsin to open the season and a 4-0 victory against No. 46 Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

In 2008, Zinn led two players to the school’s first-ever individual NCAA Championship as the duo claimed the NCAA’s Division I doubles title and became first-team All-Americans. During Zinn’s 15 years at Wake, his players collected 23 All-ACC honors. The school had only 12 all-conference players in the 42 years prior to his arrival.

The 1984 Cincinnati graduate continued his head coaching career as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Arkansas-Little Rock, where he was named the 1994 Sun Belt Coach of the Year and led Arkansas-Little Rock to the NCAA tournament in 1995 and 1996. He was also the 1992 Sun Belt Coach of the Year for his work with the Arkansas-Little Rock women’s team. He coached in Little Rock for six seasons, amassing a combined 133-88 record, including a 79-48 mark with the men.

Zinn’s collegiate coaching career began at Northern Kentucky where he coached for one year (1990). In just one season, he led Northern Kentucky to a conference championship, earning conference Coach of the Year honors. Prior to his season at Northern Kentucky, he spent seven years as the Director of Tennis at the West Side Racquet Club in Cincinnati.

An outstanding collegiate player himself, Zinn played number one singles and doubles at Eastern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Serving as the Bearcat captain, he was also named the team’s Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in `84. Zinn then went on to earn his master’s degree in public administration from Arkansas-Little Rock in 1994 and worked as an adjunct professor in the sociology department. He is certified by both the USPTA and the USPTR.

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH PAUL TOBIN

quarterfinal and two semifinal Northeast Conference appearances, the highest in school history.

MARYLAND,

Paul Tobin, Associate Head Coach, enters his tenth season with the Nittany Lions. During Tobin’s time at Penn State, he has helped the Nittany Lions achieve an unprecedented 125 match wins and reach a high of No. 16 ITA ranking. In his 20-year span in college coaching, including four seasons as a head coach, Tobin has racked up 365 match career wins. Awarded ITA Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the year for 2017-18, Tobin is the first Penn State coach to claim the honor since the award’s inception in 1997

SEASON CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Achieved a Duel Match Record of 118-69 (%)

• Achieved a Duel Match Home Record of 70-14 (%)

• Achieved #4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

• Achieved #3 NCAA Tournament Rd of 32 Appearances (2014, 2016, 2019)

• Finished #3 BIG TEN Conference Ranking (2014, 2016 and 2019)

• Achieved #39 BIG TEN Conference Wins

• Set record for most dual match wins in a season (22) in 2014 and 2016

• Qualified for ITA National Indoor Team Championships sweet 16 in 2015

• Achieved #41 ITA National Ranked Team Wins

• Highest ITA National Ranking: 2014: #23, 2015: #16, 2016: #21, 2017: #44, 2018: #44, 2019: #30

• Highest Singles ITA National Ranking: #23, #25, #39, #32, #45, #52, #80, #88, #91, #99, #101

• Highest Doubles ITA National Rankings: #1, #18, #19, #29, #30, #55, #56, #60, #66

• Biggest Upsets: 2014: #16 Illinois, # 28 Northwestern, 2015: #19 Kentucky, #20 South Florida , #23 Princeton, #31 Michigan , 2016: #15 Illinois , #25 Columbia , 2017: #31 Minnesota , 2019: #16 Michigan, #32 Minnesota

• Achieved #35 Academic ALL-BIG TEN Athletes

• Achieved #8 ALL-BIG Conference Players

• Led 2 Singles & 2 Doubles Team in the NCAA Tournament (2014 and 2019)

• Ranked top 10 recruiting class by TRN in 2016-17

• Recruited 13 top 125 ITF WORLD JR

• Recruited 9 Top 1200 ATP players

• Recruited 16 (5) Star US Recruits

Prior to Penn State, Tobin successfully turned around the Division I Saint Francis University Men’s and Women’s programs into top teams in the Northeast conference. In less than five seasons as Head Coach with the Red Flash, Coach Tobin compiled 76 match wins and over 798 individual wins in singles and doubles. During his stay at Saint Francis, Tobin led both squads to three

Before his time at Saint Francis, Tobin coached the 9th ranked men’s and 11th ranked women’s tennis teams at Division II Georgia College & State University. During his three seasons there, Coach Tobin helped the men’s team compile a 51-18 record while the women went 42-19. The Bobcats made NCAA Regional appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2011, winning the Peach Belt Conference in 2009. Both programs qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2010, advancing to the quarterfinals and semifinals in both years. In 2009, Tobin helped lead the men’s squad to an 18-4 overall record with a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play for the first PBC Men’s Tennis Championship in school history.

From 2005-2010, Tobin served as the Tennis Director and Head Professional for the City of Macon, Georgia, JDS Tennis Center - one of the largest public facilities in the south. Tobin coached privately some of the best junior players in the south, with many going on to play high level collegiate tennis. His junior academy attracted many of the top players in South Georgia. JDS Tennis Center was a gateway for junior tournaments.

In addition, Tobin has had extensive academy coaching assignments at Port Washington Tennis Academy, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, IMG Bollettieri, Roslyn Racquet Club, Syosset Tennis Academy, Weston Tennis Center, Canongate Country Club, City of Fort Lauderdale, Holiday Park, Delray Beach Tennis Center and Gerulaitis Tennis Academy. Coach Tobin has worked with the University of Georgia’s Head Coach Manny Diaz and ATP tour player John Isner, as their director of on-court drilling for their summer tennis programs. Tobin also spent time as a traveling coach for top Americans as part of the Tennis Europe program.

Tobin holds the highest levels of certification, receiving an Elite rating from USPTA, Professional rating from PTR and USTA High Performance Coaches. Tobin also was the past USPTA President for the Northeast region and holds a Level 3 Certification from the International Tennis Federation. Tobin is a highly respected recruiter who is sort after to speak at many recruiting seminars and conferences. In addition, Tobin has been instrumental with Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) since the inception and is a part of their advisory committee. From 2010-2014, Tobin was a member of the ITA Operating committee.

In addition to his accomplishments in coaching, Tobin is also the developer of SlingHopper Drill Bags - a worldwide tennis-teaching product endorsed by legendary coaches Nick Bollttieri and Brad Gilbert, who serve as the company’s spokespersons. The product has become widely used in the coaching community and can be found on the practice courts at many Grand Slam events.

As a junior, Tobin was one of the top players coming out of New York and East Coast. Tobin trained at the world renown Port Washington Tennis Academy. Tobin enjoyed a successful collegiate career at the University Maryland; where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing. During and after college, Tobin competed on the Satellite tour in Germany, France and Holland. He received his Master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Concordia University.

Associate

Malik Bhatnagar

MALIK BHATNAGAR/CHARL MORGAN Charl MORGAN

2021-22 (Graduate Student): Played in 22 dual matches for the Nittany Lions...Defeated ranked opponent thenNo. 91 Younes Lalami 7-5, 6-2 in the first match of the season against Old Dominion (1/16)...Earned a 10-13 doubles record...Collected a 6-2 win over the #50 pairing from Illinois (3/27) with partner Charl Morgan.

Before Penn State:  Played his freshman year at Stetson and his sophomore and junior years at LSU...Finished his junior season 9-11 in singles and 6-1 in doubles...Won 12 of his first 13 matches in his sophomore season...Advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the ITA Southern Regional Tournament...Defeated several ITA ranked opponents in both singles and doubles play in 2019-20... Compiled a 18-3 record with the Stetson Hatters...Named ASUN Freshman of the year...Collected First Team AllConference Honors...Selected for the ASUN All-Freshman team in 2017-18...Earned two gold medals at the Canada Summer Games in 2017.

2021-22 (Junior): Earned a 12-7 record in dual matches during the spring season...Went 3-1 on court four... Clinched four straight matches for the Nittany Lions in singles, including against three Big Ten opponents...Tallied a point against then-ranked No. 17 Columbia with a 2-6, 7-6, 10-6 win at court 6...Partnered with Malik Bhatnagar to take down Illinois’ #50 pairing, 6-2.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Ended the season with a 3-8 record in 11 singles matches...Concluded the 2020-21 season with a 0-5 record in doubles matches.

2019-20 (Freshman): Played all his matches on the first three courts...Earned a 6-6 overall record including a 2-1 record at the top lineup spot...Went 4-6 with five different partners in doubles...Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Attended St. John’s College in South Africa before committing to Penn State...Achieved a career-high ITF ranking of 113 and an ATP singles ranking of 1238 in 2019...Played in the Junior Davis Cup for team South Africa...Selected to represent South Africa in the U14 boys’ team and also represented the country at the U16 and U18 Africa Junior Championships in 2015... Participated in the Confederation of African Tennis and ITA U14 circuit in Botswana, winning all four of the U14 boys’ titles.

Bhatnagar’s Career Statistics

2021-22 (Junior): Compiled a 1-2 record between the fall and spring season in singles...Went 0-1 in doubles matches.

2020-2021 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2019-20 (Freshman): In his first season as a Nittany Lion, Paduraru posted a 4-4 overall singles record and 2-3 doubles record. Paduraru ended his first fall with a 2-3 singles record, which included a win over UVA at the Farnsworth Ivy-Plus Tournament and a first-round victory against St. Joseph’s at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships. Paduraru went 2-3 in doubles, earning wins with partners Chris Kuhnle and Chikaya Sato. In the spring, Paduraru was a perfect 2-0 in singles, with wins on courts five and six against Mount St. Mary’s and Bucknell. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Was a four-year varsity letterman and two-year captain during his time at Walled Lake Central High School...Played at the No. 1 singles spot throughout his high school career and advanced to the semifinal round of the state tournament during his senior year.

Season Overall Duals Big Ten Doubles 2019-20 2-4 2-4 0-2 1-2 2020-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2021-22 3-6 3-0 2-0 2-2 Career 5-10 5-4 2-2 3-4

2021-22 (Junior): Earned a perfect 3-0 record in singles matches during the spring season, including two conference wins at No. 6...Clinched a win for the Nittany Lions over Purdue in a 6-4, 7-6(6) match...Went 2-2 at doubles during the fall season with partners Harrison Janes and Chikaya Sato.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2019-20 (Freshman): Earned a 2-3 overall singles record, going 1-0 on courts one and two...Posted a 1-2 record on court three in doubles...Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Trained at the ITF Center in Casablanca, where he followed an online school curriculum and practiced tennis nearly five hours a day since the age of 12... Placed third in the African Junior U18 Boys’ Single tournament in Marrakech in March of 2019...Achieved an ITF Junior ranking of 140...Participated in the World Tennis Finals four consecutive years from 2014-17...Earned two African Junior doubles titles — one in Tunisia (2015) and Marrakech (2018)...Selected to Morocco’s Junior Davis Cup team in 2016...Captured the U14 African Junior singles title in Kenya in 2014.

Andrei Ismail Saadi Sr./Sr.. Rabat, Morocco

Paduraru

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Paduraru’s Career Statistics

2021-22 (Sophomore)

Went 14-4 in singles matches...Moved his way up from court 6 to court 1 where he posted a 1-0 record...Earned a 5-1 record at No. 3...Tallied the only point in a 6-1 loss to Princeton (2/13) with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Thomas Bosancic... Compiled a 11-10 doubles record throughout the fall and spring season.

2020-21 (Freshman)

Earned a 1-2 record in position six...Compiled a 5-5 record in doubles... Won three consecutive matches with partner Miko Eala in March 2021.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE

Attended Queen Elizabeth School in Wimbourne Minster, United Kingdom...Captured eight ITF titles...Achieved a No. 7 UK junior ranking and an ITF junior world ranking as high as 123...Earned the J4 Dublin and J5 Tirana singles titles...Won two gold medals at the European Maccabi Games in Junior male singles and doubles.

2021-22 (Junior): Compiled a 1-2 record between the fall and spring season in singles...Went 0-1 in doubles matches.

2020-2021 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2019-20 (Freshman): In his first season as a Nittany Lion, Paduraru posted a 4-4 overall singles record and 2-3 doubles record. Paduraru ended his first fall with a 2-3 singles record, which included a win over UVA at the Farnsworth Ivy-Plus Tournament and a first-round victory against St. Joseph’s at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships. Paduraru went 2-3 in doubles, earning wins with partners Chris Kuhnle and Chikaya Sato. In the spring, Paduraru was a perfect 2-0 in singles, with wins on courts five and six against Mount St. Mary’s and Bucknell. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Andrei Paduraru comes to Penn State from Walled Lake, Mich. He was a four-year varsity letterman and two-year captain during his time at Walled Lake Central High School. Paduraru played at the No. 1 singles spot throughout his high school career and advanced to the semifinal round of the state tournament during his senior year.

Jr../Jr. Wimbourne Minster, UK

5’’11” • PRE LAW

Miko Eala Jr./Jr. Philippines/Manacor, Spain

5’ 11” • UNDECIDED

Bossem’ Career Statistics

Eala’s Career Statistics

MIKO EALA/LOREN BYERS

2021-22 (Sophomore): Went 8-8 in dual singles matches during the spring season...Posted the best doubles record on the team going 11-6...Bested Nebraska’s thenNo. 64 doubles pairing 6-4 with partner Bora Sengul... Defeated Deji Thomas-Smith 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch a 4-3 match over Liberty.

2020-21 (Freshman): Ended the 2020-21 season with the best overall record on the team (12-5) and a five game win streak....Played the majority of his matches on court three...Compiled a 5-7 record in doubles matches...Won the first four matches with doubles partner Sam Bossem.

Before Penn State: Attended the American International School of Mallorca, commonly referred to as Rafa Nadal Academy...Won the Doubles Title at the Lousada Junior Cup II in Portugal...Captured the singles title in the 2019 Hellenic Bank Masters Tennis Academy tournament held in Cyprus...Earned the boys’ singles title at the CPSP-Philta International Junior Tennis Championship and achieved a No. 98 ITF junior world ranking in 2018.

2021-22 (Freshman): Compiled a 13-9 dual singles record in the spring...Mostly played the No. 4 court where he went 8-6...Won five straight singles matches to start the season...Defeated Alexandre Gluck to clinch a 6-1 match over Delaware (2/20) for the Nittany Lions...Went 1-0 when playing with Harrison Janes in doubles.

Before Penn State: Entered Penn State as a five-star recruit ranked No. 46 nationally and No. 2 in the state of Pennsylvania...Attended 21st Century Cyber Charter School...Competed in the 2020 USTA Boys’ 18-under national championships in Michigan, winning four matches and knocking off a top-50 player in the nation in his age group...Won his first three matches of his senior year before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Played his freshman year at the University of Utah...Saw action in eight singles and seven doubles matches as a Ute...Earned a Pac-12 doubles win over then-ranked No. 18 UCLA...Two-time Canadian national champion in doubles in U12 and U14...Two-time finalist in singles at the national championships...Four-time ITF juniors finalist... Ranked No. 2 in U12 and U14 in Canada, while ranking No. 4 in the U16 group...Achieved a career-high ITF Junior Rank of #394 in January 2020.

Season Overall Duals Big Ten Doubles

Career 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Before Penn State: Attended ILC before committing to Penn Sate...Earned a #157 Junior ITF World ranking... Boasts a #1634 ranking in the ATP...Ranked as high as #9 as a junior in Canada.

So./So. Toronto, Canada

5’11” • ECONOMICS

Pranav Nemani

Fr./Fr. Robbinsville, NJ

5’11” • UNDECIDED

Stefan

Fr./Fr. Niagara Falls, Canada

6’2”” • FINANCE

Simeunovic’s Career Statistics

2021-22 SEASON STATISTICS

2021-22 SEASON STATISTICS

2022 SPRING SEASON RESULTS

2022 DUAL MATCH RESULTS

Old Dominion 5, Penn State 2

Doubles:

1. Younes Lalami/Oliver Nolan (ODU) def. Charl Morgan/Miko Eala 6-1

2. C. Van Schalkwyk/Luca Maldoner (ODU) def. M. Bhatnagar/Sam Bossem 6-4

3. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato def. Francois Le Tallec/Yehven Sirious (ODU) 6-4

Singles:

1. Luca Maldoner (ODU) def. Chikaya Sato 6-3, 6-2

2. Malik Bhatnagar def. Bora Younes Lalami (ODU) 7-5, 6-2

3. Yehven Sirious (ODU) def. Miko Eala 6-1, 6-3

4. Oliver Nolan (ODU) def. Charl Morgan 3-6, 7-6 (8), [10-5]

5. C. Van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. Bora Sengul 6-3, 6-0

6. Loren Byers def. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) 6-3, 6-3

Penn State 7, Colgate 0

Doubles:

1. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato def. Rohan Gupta/Nick Potter (COL) 6-2

2. Charl Morgan/Miko Eala def. Jack Selati/Nate Romig (COL) 7-6

3. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman def. Mike Thomas/Josh Israel 6-4

Singles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar def. Jack Selati (COL) 6-2, 6-4

2. Bora Sengul def. Rohan Gupta (COL) 6-0, 6-1

3. Chikaya Sato def. Benito Vlassis (COL) 6-1, 6-2

4. Charl Morgan def. Nate Romig (COL) 6-0, 6-1

5. Harrison Janes def. Mike Thomas (COL) 6-4, 6-4

6. Ondrej Ctverak def. Josh Israel 6-1, 6-3

Penn State 4, Dartmouth 1

Doubles:

1. Dominik Paul/Anders Gibbons (DAR) def. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul 6-3

2. P. Widdecombe/A. Knox-Jones (DAR) def. Malik Bhatnagar/A. Karman 7-5

3. Miko Eala/Charl Morgan def. Logan Chang/Carlos Guerrero (DAR) 7-5

Singles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar def. Carlos Guerrero (DAR) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

2. Chikaya Satol def. Dominik Pauli (DAR) 6-4, 7-6 (1)

3. Bora Sengul def. Anders Gibbons (DAR) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

4. Loren Byers def. Hikaru Takeda (DAR) 6-2, 6-1

5. Sam Bossem vs. Alex Knox-Jones (DAR) 6-2, 2-6, 4-3, unfinished

6. Miko Eala def. Pierce Widdecomber (DAR) 6-1, unifinished

Princeton 6, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. R. Seggerman/Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Malik Bhatnagar/A. Karman 6-3

2. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato def. Damian Rodriguez/Karl Poling (PRIN) 6-2

3. Thomas Bosancic/F. Astreinidis (PRIN) def. Miko Eala/Charl Morgan 6-1

Singles:

1. Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-3, 6-2

2. Karl Poling (PRIN) def. Chikaya Sato 6-4, 5-7, [14-12]

3. Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. Loren Byers 6-4, 6-4

4. Will Peters (PRIN) def. Miko Eala 6-4, 2-6, [10-7]

5. Sam Bossem def. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 7-5, 7-5

6. Bill Duo (PRIN) def. Charl Morgan 6-2, 6-3

Penn State 7, St. Bonaventure 0

Doubles:

1. Charl Morgan/Miko Eala def. Stign Paardekooper/Marco Rivolo (SBU) 7-5

2. Alexander Karman/Bora Sengul def. Norka Sanchez/Jean Marrero (SBU) 6-3

3. Loren Byers/Harrison Janes def. William Schneiderman/Luke Riemann (SBU) 6-3

Singles:

1. Charl Morgan def. Stijn Paardekooper (SBU) 7-5, 7-5

2. Loren Byers def. Jean Marrero (SBU) 6-0, 6-1

3. Bora Sengul def. Marco Rivolo (SBU) 6-3, 6-1

4. Alexander Karman def. Norka Sanchez (SBU) 6-3, 6-2

5. Harrison Janes def. William Schneiderman (SBU) 6-3, 6-1

6. Ondrej Ctverak def. Luke Young (SBU) 6-1, 6-4

Cornell 4, Penn State 3

Doubles:

1. Alafia Ayeni/Vladislav Melnic (COR) def. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul 6-2

2. Miko Eala/Charl Morgan def. Adit Sinha/Jack McCarthy (COR) 7-5

3. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman def. Evan Bynoe/Samuel Paquette (COR) 6-3

Singles:

1. Alafia Ayeni (COR) def. Chikaya Saro 6-1, 6-4

2. Vladislav Melnic (COR) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-4, 6-1

3. Radu Papoe (COR) def. Charl Morgan 6-1, 6-1

4. Evan Bynoe (COR) def. Miko Eala 7-6, 6-2

5. Loren Byers def. Aidt Sinha (COR) 7-6, 6-0

6. Sam Bossem def. Jack McCarthy (COR) 6-4, 7-6

Penn State 6, Cleveland State 1

Doubles:

1. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato def. Maxime Mareschal-Hey/Kade Mindry 6-3

2. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman def. Mikael Erler/J. Abboud (CSU) 6-2

3. Hugo Chatras/Austin Staiger (CSU) def. Charl Morgan/Bora Sengul 6-4

Singles:

1. M. Mareschal-Hey (CSU) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-1, 6-4

2. Bora Sengul def. Mikael Erler (CSU) 7-6, 6-2

3. Chikaya Sato def. Kade Mindry (CSU) 6-3, 6-3

4. Loren Byers def. JuandeDios Abboud (CSU) 6-1, 6-2

5. Charl Morgan def. Hugo Chatras (CSU) 4-6, 7-6 (5), [11-9]

6. Sam Bossem def. Austin Staiger (CSU) 6-3, 6-4

Penn State 4, Liberty 3

Doubles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar/A. Karman def. C. Worst/D. Thomas-Smith (LIB) 6-3

2. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul vs. N. Muamba/R. Marques Da Silva (LIB) 5-6, unfinished

3. Charl Morgan/Miko Eala def. Josh Wilson/Goncalo Ferreira (LIB) 7-6 (2)

Singles:

1. Nicaise Muamba (LIB) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-3

2. Josh Wilson (LIB) def. Chikaya Sato 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2

3. R. Marques Da Silva (LIB) def. Bora Sengul 6-1, 6-4

4. Loren Byers def. Christiaan Worst (LIB) 6-4, 2-6. 6-2

5. Miko Eala def. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIB) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

6. Sam Bossem def. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIB) 6-3, 6-4

Penn State 6, Delaware 1

Doubles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman def. James Wilkinson/P. Wagemaker (DEL) 6-1

2. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato def. Pierce Gilheany/Emiliano Gonzalez (DEL) 6-4

3. Charl Morgan/Miko Eala def. Alexandre Gluck/G. Valdoleiros 6-3

Singles:

1. James Wilkinson (DEL) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-1

2. Chikaya Sato def. Luis Molina (DEL) 7-5, 6-3

3. Miko Eala def. Pascal Wagemaker (DEL) 6-1, 6-4

4. Loren Byers def. Alexandre Gluck (DEL) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0

5. Bora Sengul def. Tobias Stone (DEL) 6-1, 7-6 (4)

6. Sam Bossem def. Pierce Gilheany (DEL) 6-2, 7-5

Penn 4, Penn State 0

Doubles:

1. E. Graziani/J. Hildebrandt (PENN) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman 7-6

2. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato def. Harsh Parikh/Kevin Zhu (PENN) 7-6

3. Baylor Sai/Aditya Gupta (PENN) def. Miko Eala/Charl Morgan 6-3

Singles:

1. Edoardo Graziani (PENN) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-0

2. Jason Hildebrandt (PENN) def. Chikaya Sato 6-1, 6-1

3. Miko Eala vs. Aditya Gupta (PENN) 6-6, unfinished

4. Bora Sebgul vs. Kevin Zhu (PENN) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished

5. Harsh Parikh (PENN) def. Loren Byers 6-3, 6-2

6. Sam Bossem vs. Baylor Sai (PENN) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished

#17 Columbia 5, Penn State 2

Doubles:

1.Max Westphal/Theo Winegar (COL) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman 6-3

2. Bora Sengul/Chikaya Sato vs. Henry Ruger/Jayden Templeman (COL) 4-5, unfinihsed

3. Roko Horvat/Alex Kotzen (COL) def. Miko Eala/Charl Morgan 6-3

Singles:

1. Alex Kotzen (COL) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-0, 7-6, [10-6]

2. Miko Eala def. Hugo Hashimoto (COL) 6-2, 7-6

3. Max Westhpal (COL) def. Bora Sengul 6-1, 6-3

4. Henry Ruger (COL) def. Loren Byers 6-4, 6-4

5. Roko Horvat (COL) def. Sam Bossem 6-2, 6-2

6. Charl Morgan def. Jayden Templeman (COL) 2-6, 7-6, [10-6]

Penn State 4, Idaho 1

Doubles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan def. Francisco Bascon/Bruno Casino (UI) 6-2

2. Alexander Karman/Bora Sengul def. Matteo Masala/Alex Asenov (UI) 6-4

3. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem def. F. Gay/Mario Duron Garza (UI) 5-3, unfinished

Singles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar def. Francisco Gay (UI) 6-3, 6-4

2. Miko Eals vs. Francisco Bascon (UI) 7-5, 3-4, unfinished

3. Bora Sengul vs. Bruno Casino (UI) 6-7 (10), 1-2, unfinished

4. Loren Byers def. Matteo Masala (UI) 7-6 (3), 6-4

5. Mario Don Gurza (UI) def. Sam Bossem 6-3, 6-2

6. Charl Morgan def. Vivek Ramesh (UI) 6-1, 6-0

#20 Northwestern 4, Penn State 3

Doubles:

1. Steven Forman/Felix Nordby (NU) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan, 6-4

2. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul def. Simen Bratholm/Brian Berdusco(NU) 7-6(15)

3. Alexander Karman/Sam Bossem def. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU) 7-5

Singles:

1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-4, 6-3

2. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Miko Eala 6-2, 7-6(7)

3. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Chikaya Sato 6-3, 2-6, 6-1

4. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Loren Byers 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3

5. Sam Bossem def. Brian Berdusco (NU) 6-4, 2-6, [10-7]

6. Charl Morgan def. Felix Nordby (NU) 7-5, 6-4

Penn State 7, Mount St. Mary’s 0

Doubles:

1. Charl Morgan/Miko Eala def. Elliot Stevens/Giovanni Abriola (MOUNT) 7-6(3)

2. Harrison Janes/Ondrej Ctverak def. Russell Armstrong/Christos Dagklis (MOUNT) 6-3

3. Marcel Cronin/Filippos Zachiotis (MOUNT) def. Arjun Mariyappa/Andrei Paduraru 6-4

Singles:

1. Sam Bossem def. Elliot Stevens (MOUNT) 6-0, 6-1

2. Charl Morgan def. Filippos Zachiotis (MOUNT) 6-3, 6-2

3. Ismail Saadi def. Giovanni Abriola (MOUNT) 4-6, 6-4, [10-4]

4. Alexander Karman def. Marcel Cronin (MOUNT) 6-0, 6-2

5. Ondrej Ctverak def. Nick Nuynh (MOUNT) 6-0, 6-2

6. Harrison Janes def. P. Martinez-Zuccardi (MOUNT) 6-1, 6-1

Penn State 4, Indiana 3

Doubles:

1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan 6-4

2. Miko Eala/Bora Sengul vs. Carson Haskins/Jagger Saylor (IND) 4-5, unfinished

3. Michael Andre/Luca Vukovic (IND) def. Alexander Karman/Sam Bossem 6-1

Singles:

1. Miko Eala def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-1, 7-5

2. Patrick Fletchall (IND) def. Malik Bhatnagar 7-, 6-4

3. Luca Vukovic (IND) def. Bora Sengul 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

4. Charl Morgan def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6

5. Sam Bossem def. Michael Andre (IND) 6-1, 7-6

6. Ismail Saadi def. Jagger Saylor (IND) 6-7, 6-0, 6-1

2022 DUAL MATCH RESULTS

#33 Texas Tech 4, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. Isaac Arevalo/Piotr Pawlak (TTU) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Alexander Karman 7-5

2. Dimitrios Azoidis/Reed Collier (TTU def. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul 6-2

3. Miko Eala/Loren Byers vs. Franco Ribero/Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-6, unfinished

Singles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar vs. Isaac Arevalo (TTU 7-5, 6-1, 3-5, unfinished

2. Reed Collier (TTU) def. Miko Eala 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1)

3. Bora Sengul vs. Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-4, 5-7, 5-2, unfinished

4. Olle Wallin (TTU) def. Loren Byers 3-6, 7-6 (9), 6-2

5. Sam Bossem def. Franco Ribero (TTU) 7-6 (4), 6-4

6. Dimitrios Azoidis (TTU) def. Charl Morgan 6-4, 7-6 (1)

#62 Tulane 4, Penn State 3

Doubles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan def. Charlie Barry/Benji Jacobson (TU) 6-3

2. Luc Hoeijmans/ Flynn Kuenkler (TU) def. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul 6-1

3. A. Karman/Sam Bossem def. R. De Alba/Luka Petrovic (TU) 6-3

Singles:

1. Flynn Kuenkler (TU) def. Malik Bhatnagar 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

2. Miko Eala def. Luc Hoejimans (TU) 6-2, 6-1

3. Luka Petrovic (TU) def. Bora Sengul 6-3, 6-1

4. Loren Byers def. Rafael De Alba (TU) 7-6, 6-3

5. Alex Bancila (TU) def. Sam Bossem 6-7, 6-3, 6-0

6. Charlie Barry (TU) def. Charl Morgan 3-6, 7-6, 6-3

#52 Illinois 4, Penn State 0

Doubles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan def. Lucas Horve/Hunter Heck (ILL) 6-2

2. Alex Brown/Gabrielus Guzauskas (ILL) def. Chikaya Sato/Bora Sengul 6-4

3. Olivier Stuart/S. Montsi (ILL) def. Sam Biossem/Alexander Karman 6-3

Singles:

1. S. Montsi (ILL) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-3, 6-2

2. Miko Eala vs. Olivier Stuart (ILL) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished

3. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Bora Sengul 6-3, 6-3

4. Alex Brown (ILL) def. Loren Byers 6-3, 7-6(2)

5. Sam Bossem vs. Gabrielus Guzauskas (ILL) no result

6. Charl Morgan vs. Nic Meister (ILL) no result

Penn State 4, Purdue 1

Doubles:

1. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan def. Piotr Galus/Michal Wozniak (PUR) 6-3

2. Bora Sengul/Miko Eala def. Gabriele Brancatelli/Athell Bennett (PUR) 6-2

3. Sam Bossem/Alexander Karman vs. Milledge Cossu/S. Welch (PUR) 5-3, uf

Singles:

1. Miko Eala def. Sebastian Welch (PUR) 6-2, 6-4

2. Gabriele Brancatelli (PUR) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-4

3. Bora Sengul vs. Rohan Sachdev (PUR) 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-6, unfinished

4. Charl Morgan def. Michal Wozniak (PUR) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

5. Sam Bossem vs. Piotr Galus (PUR) 5-7, 6-3, 2-3, unfinished

6. Ismail Saadi def. Milledge Cossu (PUR) 6-4, 7-6(8)

#2 Ohio State 4, Penn State 0

Doubles:

1. Matej Vocel/Robert Cash (OSU) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan 7-5

2. Bora Sengul/Miko Eala vs. Cannon Kingsley/JJ Tracy (OSU) 6-6, unfinished

3. Andrew Lutschaunig/James Trotter (OSU) def. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers 7-5

Singles:

1. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Miko Eala 6-1, 7-5

2. Matej Vocel (OSU) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-2, 6-2

3. JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Bora Sengul 6-1, 6-4

4. Sam Bossem vs. Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) 3-6, 3-4, unfinished

5. Charl Morgan vs. Robert Cash (OSU) no result

6. Loren Byers vs. James Trotter (OSU) no result

Penn State Men’s TennisState

2022 DUAL MATCH RESULTS

Penn State 6, St. Francis 1

Doubles:

1. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers def. Fabio Varella/Marc Fuste (SFU) 6-4

2. Charl Morgan/Alexander Karmen def. S. Pinos/Andrew Teixera (SFU) 6-1

3. Zachary Palko/Daniel Vinces (SFU) def. Harrison Janes/Ondrej Ctverak 7-6(4)

Singles:

1. Loren Byers def. Sebastian Pinos (SFU) 6-2, 6-3

2. Charl Morgan def. Fabio Varella (SFU) 6-3, 6-1

3. Sam Bossem def. Marc Fuste (SFU) 6-2, 6-1

4. Alexander Karman def. Andrew Teixeira (SFU) 6-3, 6-4

5. Harrison Janes def. Jordi Garcia (SFU) 6-0, 6-0

6. Christian Banti (SFU) def. Andrei Paduraru 6-3, 6-4

#7 Michigan 7, Penn State 0

Doubles:

1. N, Ehrenschneider/Andrew Fenty (MICH) def. M. Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan 6-2

2. Patrick Maloney/Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Bora Sengul/Miko Eala 6-0

3. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem vs. Ondrej Styler/Will Cooksey (MICH) 5-2, unfinished

Singles:

1. Ondrej Styler (MICH) def. Miko Eala 6-1, 6-4

2. Patrick Maloney (MICH) def. Bora Sengul 6-2, 6-4

3. Gavin Young (MICH) def. Sam Bossem 6-3, 6-3

4 Jacob Bickersteth (MICH) def. Loren Byers 6-3, 7-6(4), [10-4]

5. Nino Ehrenschneider (MICH) def. Charl Morgan 6-2, 7-6(2)

6. Patorn Hanchaikul (MICH) def. Chikaya Sato 7-6(2), 6-3

#73 Nebraska 4, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. V. Moreno Lorenzo/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. M. Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan 6-3

2. Bora Sengul/Miko Eala def. Shunya Maruyama/Dario Huber (NEB) 6-4

3. Calvin Mueller/William Gleason (NEB) def. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem 6-3

Singles:

1. Miko Eala vs. Dario Huber (NEB) 6-7(5), 5-6, unfinished

2. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Bora Sengul 6-0, 6-1

3. Sam Bossem def. Victor Moreno Lorenzo (NEB) 6-3, 6-4

4. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) def. Loren Byers 6-2, 6-4

5. Malik Bhatnagar vs. William Gleason (NEB) 6-1, 3-6, 4-4, unfinished

5. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. Charl Morgan 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Indiana 4, Penn State 3

Doubles:

1. Patrick Fletchall/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Miko Eala/Bora Sengul 6-4

2. Sam Bossem/Malik Bhatnagar def. Vikash Singh/Carson Haskins (IND) 6-0

3. Luka Vukovic/Michael Andre (IND) def. Loren Byers/Chikaya Sato 6-3

Singles:

1. Miko Eala def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-3, 6-0

2. Patrick Fletchall (IND) def. Bora Sengul 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2)

3. Sam Bossem def. Luka Vukovic (IND) 7-6(5), 6-2

4. Loren Byers def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-1, 6-1

5. Michael Andre (IND) def. Malik Bhatnagar 3-6, 7-5, 6-1

6. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Chikaya Sato, win by default

Penn State 4, Michigan State 3

Doubles:

1. Jack Winkler/Graydon Lair (MSU) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan 6-4

2. Miko Eala/Bora Sengul vs. Nick Williams/Reed Crocker (MSU) 4-5, unfinished

3. Carson Gates/Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem 6-1

Singles:

1. Jack Winkler (MSU) def. Miko Eala 6-3, 7-6(9)

2. Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-1, 7-6(2)

3. Sam Bossem def. Luke Baylis (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

4. Loren Byers def. Graydon Lair (MSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

5. Charl Morgan def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

6. Chikaya Sato def. Josh Portnoy (MSU) 7-6(4), 6-2

Penn State 5, James Madison 2

Doubles:

1. Bora Sengul/Miko Eala def. Yossef Sadek/Holden Koons (JMU) 6-1

2. Mathieu Josserand/Edson Sanchez (JMU) def. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers 6-4

3. Oscar Hernandez/William Karpinski (JMU) def. Harrison Janes/Alexander Karman 6-4

Singles:

1. Miko Eala def. Holden Koons (JMU) 6-3, 7-6(3)

2. Bora Sengul def. William Karpinski (JMU) 6-3, 6-3

3. Sam Bossem def. Youssef Sadek (JMU) 6-4, 6-2

4. Edson Sanchez (JMU) def. Malik Bhatnagar 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

5. Loren Byers def. Oscar Hernandez (JMU) 6-1, 6-2

6. Charl Morgan def. Mathieu Josserand (JMU) 6-4, 6-4

#63 Wisconsin 4, Penn State 0

Doubles:

1. Robin Parts/Sebastian Vile (WIS) def. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan 6-3

2. TIm Dzhurinskiy/Jared Pratt (WIS) def. Bora Sengul/Alexander Karman 6-3

3. Loren Byers/Sam Bossem def. Lenard Soha/Gabriel Huber (WIS) 4-5, unfinished

Singles:

1. Bora Sengul vs. Jared Pratt (WIS) 6-3, 5-7, 1-2, unfinished

2. Sam Bossem vs. Lenard Soha (WIS) 6-1, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished

3. Gabriel HUber (WIS) def. Loren Byers 6-3, 7-6(2)

4. Sebastian Vile (WIS) def. Malik Bhatnagar 7-6(6), 6-4

5. Charl Morgan vs. Robin Parts (WIS) 7-6(5), 5-6, unfinished

6. Tim Dzhurinskiy (WIS) def. Chikaya Sato 6-3, 6-4

The Penn State tennis facilities are first-rate. In addition to the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center which houses four Decoturf courts, a state-of-the-art outdoor facility opened in September of 1998. The second-to-none facility was named the USTA Outstanding Tennis Facility Award in 1999, just one year after its opening.

SARNI TENNIS CENTER

Neither of the Sarni’s are Penn State graduates, although they have been supporters of academic and athletic programs at the University and have had children attend Penn State.

In addition to the gift from the Sarni family, approximately $500,000 in University funding went into the project, which will also provide for student use of the facility.

The Sarni Tennis Center is a $2.3 million facility that features seven lighted Plexi-cushion courts including a stadium court with seating for 1,000 fans; a team clubhouse with locker rooms, meeting and video rooms; and a racket stringing area. Plans are underway to purchase a major scoreboard to enhance the facility.

The addition of this wonderful facility means that Penn State can enter bids to host major collegiates championships. State-of-the-art stadium lighting also allows for the Nittany Lions to schedule evening matches, host large tournaments and build a sense of excitement about Penn State tennis going into the future.

Vincent and Sandra Sarni got the ball rolling for the facility with their gift of $675,000. Vincent Sarni, a retired chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries, and his wife are tennis enthusiasts.

BIG

TEN HISTORY/WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Penn State in the NCAA Championships

Big Ten Championship History

Jan Bortner (1972-75, Player, 1990-05, Head Coach) Retired in 2015 Assistant Athletics Director at Penn State

Virgil Christian (1982-85) USTA Senior Director, Market Development

John Mercer (1982-85) Head Coach Marshall Women’s Tennis

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Dwayne Hultquist (1983-86) Head Coach Florida State Men’s Tennis

Adam Steinberg (1985-89) Head Coach Michigan Men’s Tennis At Pepperdine, 2006 National Champions

Ivan Spinner (1992-95) Senior administrative role in Health Benefits Direct Corp.

Chad Skouropka (1990-1994) Head Coach San Jose State Women’s Tennis

Leo Sponaugle (1987-91) Director of National Accounts and Mining, Connor Sport Court Invitational

Edward Bourchier (2007-11) Professional Tennis Player

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

1997

NCAA Region I at Harvard, No. 5 seed

May 9 vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech L, 4-2

The Nittany Lions earned their first NCAA Tournament berth in 1997 with a mark of 12-9 in the regular season and five Big Ten wins. They were selected as a No. 5 seed in the regional hosted by Harvard. However, the Nittany Lions dropped a 4-2 decision to the No. 4 seed Virginia Tech. Michael Carter led the Nittany Lions with 29 singles wins that year and was an All-Big Ten honoree.

1998

NCAA Region I at Princeton, No. 5 seed

May 15 vs. No. 4 Columbia W, 4-1 May 16 vs. No. 1 Harvard L, 4-0

Penn State made it back to the NCAA Tournament the following year, entering the tournament with 11 wins. The Nittany Lions earned the first tournament win in program history, knocking off Columbia, 4-1, in the first round of the regional hosted by Princeton. In the second round, Penn State fell to top seed, Harvard, 4-0.

2006

NCAA Regionals at VCU, No. 3 seed May 12 vs. No. 2 Washington L, 4-2

The Nittany Lions returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2006, being selected as the No. 3 seed in the VCU regional. Penn State entered the tournament ranked 45th in the FILA Poll with a record of 17-6 and won five Big Ten matches. However, they dropped their first round match, 4-2, against Washington. Penn State won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2. Washington took a 2-1 lead with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Adam Slagter earned a win at No. 4 singles to tie it back up at 2-2, but the Huskies clinched the match with three-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6.

2007

NCAA First and Second Round at USC May 11 vs. No. 20 Pepperdine L, 4-1

Penn State earned their second straight NCAA Tournament bid in 2007 with a record of 16-6, including six conference wins. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 42 in the nation entering the tournament and battled Pepperdine, the defending national champion, in the first round. The Waves took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Penn State’s Michael James earned a 7-5, 6-4 win against Pepperdine’s Andre Begemann at No. 1 singles, but the Wave claimed wins at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 positions.

2008

NCAA First and Second Round at Virginia May 10 vs. VCU W, 4-0 May 11 vs. Virginia L, 4-0

The Blue and White were selected for the NCAA Tournament again in 2008. Penn State, ranked 39th in the ITA Poll, entered the tournament with a 16-11 record and six Big Ten wins. They also had eight wins that year against ranked opponents. In the first round, they took on VCU, ranked 27th. Penn State won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3, led by their 32nd-ranked doubles pair of Michael James and Brendan Lynch at the top spot. James then set the tone in singles with his victory at No. 1. The Nittany Lions also got wins at No. 2 and No. 4 to advance to the second round. In the next round, they matched up against No. 1 Virginia. The Cavaliers took the doubles point, including a win by their top-ranked doubles team. Virginia claimed singles wins at No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 to clinch the match.

2014

NCAA First and Second Round at Virginia May 10 vs. UNC Wilmington W, 4-2 May 11 vs. No. 4 Virginia L, 4-1

Penn State earned their sixth bid in program history, traveling back to the Charlottesville Regional, hosted by the University of Virginia. The Nittany Lions, entered the regional after winning a program-record 21 matches during the regular season, including eight Big Ten wins and 10 against ranked opponents. In the first round, Penn State, ranked 23rd in the nation, took on UNC Wilmington, ranked 50th. The Nittany Lions earned a 4-2 victory. Penn State dropped the doubles point, but picked up singles wins at the top four positions. At the top singles spot, Leonard Stakhovsky was trailing 5-4 in the third set, but rallied back to win the set and clinch the match point. Penn State advanced to the second round, where they met No. 4 Virginia. The Nittany Lions took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, with Michael Reilly and Chris Young clinching the point at No. 2. However, Virginia responded with singles wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5.

2016

NCAA First and Second Round at Virginia May 14 vs. Columbia W, 4-3 May 15 vs. Virginia L, 4-1

The Nittany Lions were selected for their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016, heading to Charlottesville, VA to compete for the title. Penn State entered the tournament ranked No. 37 after 22 wins during regualr season play, six of which were Big Ten victories and 14 on the blue and white’s home court. The Lions were victorious in the first reound, upsetting No. 25 Columbia University in a thrilling 4-3 match. Penn State took the doubles point, securing an early lead. The Nittany Lions dropped the following two singles points but pushed back and was able to come out on top after a 6-1 set by Marc Collado. Collado’s win carried the first round victory to the LIons. This win advanced Penn State to the second round of the tournament, to face the University of Virginia, ranked first in the nation. The Cavaliers came out of the gate strong, securing the doubles point early on and taking first and third doubles - leaving the second unfinished. Virginia also secured the early points in singles, letting up only one to senior Leonard Stakhovsky. Stakhovsky played a hard match against No. 8 ranked Cavalier Ryan Shane, and won the match in a 7-5, 7-6 upset.

2019

NCAA First and Second Round at Columbia May 3 vs. Monmouth W, 4-0 May 4 vs. Columbia L, 0-4

Penn State traveled to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. to compete in its eighth NCAA Tournament. The Nittany Lions entered the tournament ranked No. 34 and ended the regular season with a 19-8 overall record and 8-3 Big Ten record. The Blue and White easily handled Monmouth in the first round with a 4-0 win. The Nittany Lions took the doubles point in addition to three singles victories from Constant De La Bassetiere, Christian Lakoseljac and Ben Lieb. The same was not true against the Columbia, who defeated Penn State 4-0. Columbia took the contested doubles point before winning singles at No. 3, No. 5, No. 6.

NCAA SINGLES QUALIFIERS

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

NCAA DOUBLES QUALIFIERS

Chris Cahill

Chris Chang Eric Bocan Mike Tain

Bocan

Chris Cahill

Michael Carter

Chris Chang

Anthony Moran

Doug Schoenly 1997

Chris Chang

Lee Hecht

Tom Schneider

Mike Carter

Martini

Mike Griesser

Nielsen

Jeff Martini

Mike Griesser 2000

Jeff Martini 2001

Brad Nudell

Steven

Westhuyzen

2002 Brad Nudell

Matt Frakes

Anderson

2003

Matt Frakes

Clint Keithley

Josh Rubens

James Crowell

Matthew Rose

2004 Malcolm Scatliffe

James Crowell

Clint Keithley

2005

Ryan Berger

Bradley Hunter

2006 Malcolm Scatliffe

HISTORICAL HONORS AND AWARDS

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

IRON MAN

NOTE:

THESE AWARDS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND ARE NO LONGER PRESENTED EACH SEASON

HOLMES CATHRALL COACHES AWARD

OUTSTANDING PLAYER

GLENN E. THOMPSON BOOSTER OF THE YEAR

Career Singles Wins

SCHOOL RECORDS

Career Doubles Wins

Career Singles Record

Career Doubles Record

Singles Wins in a Season

Doubles Wins in a Season

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

*Played

**Played

* Played at Maryland

** Played in Rochester, N.Y.

* Played in Hershey, Pa.

** Played at Eastern Michigan

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1984 Season (19-8,

*** Played at East

1987 Season (16-13, 2-1)

1988

* Played at West Virginia

* Played at Wake Forest **Played at Rutgers

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

* Played at Mercyhurst

** Played in Hilton Head, S.C. *** Big Ten Championships

*

** NCAA East Regionals

* Played at Old Dominion

** Big Ten Championship (Iowa City, Iowa)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1998 Season (11-12, 1-9)

* Played in Miami, Fl.

** Big Ten Championship (Champaign, Ill.)

*** NCAA Tourn. (Princeton, N.J.)

1999 Season (9-12, 1-9)

* Big Ten Champ. (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2004 Season (10-9, 4-6)

* Played in Altoona, Pa.

** Played in Orlando, Florida

*** Big Ten Championship (East Lansing, Mich.)

5-5)

* Played in San Lando Park, Fla.

** Big Ten Championship (Minneapolis, Minn.)

*** NCAA Tournament (Richmond, Va.)

*ITA Indoors (Seattle, Wash.)

**Blue-Gray Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

***Big Ten Champ. (Iowa City, Iowa)

****NCAA Tourn. (Charlottesville, Va.)

* Big Ten Champ. (W. Lafayette, Ind.)

** NCAA Tournament (Los Angeles, Calif.)

*ITA Indoors (University Park, Pa.)

**Blue-Gray Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

***Big Ten Championship (Ann Arbor, Mich)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2012 Season (11-14, 1-10)

* Big Ten Championships(Evanston, Ill.)

2013 Season (8-17, 2-9)

Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)

*** NCAA Regionals(Charlottesville, Va.)

* Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wisc.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

*Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2020 Season (7-6,

*Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

**Jerry Simmons Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.)

***USTA National Campus Collegiate Series (Orlando, Fla.)

2021 Season (7-10, 7-9)

Date Opponent Result 2-19 at #6 Illinois L 2-5 2-21 at #25 Northwestern L 1-6 2-27 at #7 Ohio State L 0-7 3-6 vs Indiana W 4-3 3-7 vs Purdue W 6-1 3-13 at #13 Michigan L 1-6 3-14 at Michigan State W 5-2 3-19 at Wisconsin L 1-6 3-21 at #45 Minnesota L 3-4 3-26 vs Iowa W 7-0 3-28 vs Nebraska W 4-0 4-3 vs #19 Ohio State L 0-7 4-10 at Indiana L 1-4 4-11 at Purdue W 5-2 4-16 vs #30 Michigan L 1-4 4-18 vs Michigan State W 6-1 4-29 vs Nebraska* L 2-4 *Big Ten Championships

3-27 vs. #52 Illinois

HISTORY AGAINST OPPONENTS

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

-A-

Abril, Eduardo (1992-93)

Accardi, Damon (1998-01)

Adelberg, Ken (1972)

Alleman, Harry (1969-72)

Allesandro, Kent (1969-1971)

Anderson, Michael (2000-03)

Annigeri, Vinay (2001)

Antonopoulos, Christos (2016-21)

Appleman, Christian (1986-87)

-B-

Bader, Russell (2010-14)

Barry, Mark (2002-06)

Barry, Matt (2012-16)

Bauer, Jeff (1980-81)

Bauer, Ryan (1995)

Beckhard, Tom (1979-82)

Beckman, Howard (1983-84)

Belden, Al (1974-75)

Benson, Chris (1983)

Berger, Ryan (2004-07)

Berry, Eric (1978)

Bhatnagar, Malik (2021-)

Bocan, Eric (1993-96)

Bortner, David (2007-08)

Bortner, Jan (1972-75)

Bossem, Sam (2020-)

Bourchier, Edward (2008-2011)

Brilliant, Jon (1984)

Byers, Loren (2021-)

-C-

Cahall, Chris (1993-96)

Cantey, Roddy (2001-04)

Carter, Michael (1994-97)

Cathell, Dale (1996-96)

Cavalier, Mark (1988-90)

Chang, Chris (1994-97)

Chen, Guanhua (2010-13)

Christ, Bryan (1983-84)

Christian, Virgil (1982-85)

Cizek, Cal (1972-74)

Cobetto, Jack (1975)

Cohen, Bartley (1994)

Cohen, Martin (1993)

Cohen, Taylor (2009-11)

Collado Castells, Marc (2013-16)

Cole, Peter (1976-77)

Comer, Jeff (2000)

Cooper, Greg (1989)

Cox, Jamie (2008-10)

Crowell, James (2002-04)

Ctverak, Ondrej (2020-22)

Cuming, Tom (1977)

-D-

Darby, Mark (1975-78)

Davidson, Alex (1976-79)

Davis, John (1970-72)

De La Bassetiere, Constant (2015-19)

DeStefano, Chris (1999-03)

DeMarco, Pat (1985-86)

DeNucci, Nick (1984)

Bassetiere, De La Constant (2015-19)

DiGennaro, Greg (1997-98)

Dimino, Marc (1994-95)

Dolidze, Nika (2013-15)

Dollard, Bill (1985-87)

Dorfman, Marc (1997-00)

Dwyer, James (2005-08)

-EEala, Miko (2020-)

Eames, Ned (1979)

Eckhardt, Tom (1975)

Elder, John (1972-74)

Ellis, Aaron (2002)

Ellis, Jim (1976-77)

Emge, Nate (2004)

Englesburg, Brett (1992-96)

Erie, Mark (1986-87)

Evatt, Phillip (1992)

Everett, Jeff (1985-86)

Everett, Tim (1987-90)

-F-

Factor, Jeff (1981-84)

Fennell, Alex (2013-14)

Fielding, Brad (1988-91)

Ford, Jerrod (1987-89)

Frakes, Matt (2000-04)

Freatman, John (1977-79)

-GGalush, Matt (2015-19)

Gaunt, Greg (1991-94)

Gin, Stephen (1993)

Goldstein, Corey (1990-93)

Gormley, Ryan (2007-10)

Green, Cecil (1975)

Green, Terry (1998)

Gresh, Jamie (1999-03)

Griffin, C.J. (2010-13)

Gordon, Henry (2016-17)

Grosser, Don (1990-91)

Gruppo, Anthony (2005)

Griesser, Mike (1996-99)

Grimshaw, Mark (1987)

Guinivan, Rich (1969-72)

-H-

Hajduckzek, Wojtek (1996)

Hardie, Warren (2010)

Hasyn, Chris (2009-)

Hecht, Lee (1996-99)

Heichemer, Dave (1970-72)

Hertz, Mark (1986-87)

Hickton, Dave (1974)

Howell, Jim (1975-77)

Hughes, Tim (1989)

Hultquist, Dwayne (1983-86)

Hunter, Bradley (2005-07)

-IInserra, Mark (1983-85)

Issadore, Bruce (1971-74)

-JJames, Michael (2005-08)

Janes, Harrison (2019-)

Janosky, Mark (1987)

-K-

Kauffman, Tom (1985-86)

Karman, Alexander (2021-22)

Karr, John (1972-74)

Kendall, Benji (2008-09)

Kendall, Jeff (1971-73)

Keithly, Clint (2002-04)

Kuhnle, Chris (2017-)

Kohan, David (2012-16)

Kroll, David (1996)

-LLaaribi, Aws (2014-)

Labna, Ramy (2011-14)

Lakoseljac, Christian (2016-21)

Lapowsky, Bob (1975)

Lasso, Guillermo (2005)

Leach, Glenn (1986-87)

Lee, Jason (2009-12)

Levine, Mike (1973-74)

Levine, Nate (1980-81)

Libo, Arkady (1994)

Lieb, Ben (2015-19)

Lieb, Zach (2015-19)

Lowry, Don (1980-81)

Lutschaunig, Christian (2013-16)

Lynch, Brendan (2006-09)

-MMartini, Jeff (1997-99)

Mariyappa, Arjun (2020-22)

Mast, Alex (2006-07)

Maurtua, Miguel (1973-76)

Maycut, Tim (1986-87)

Mayer, Chris (1994-95)

McAvoy, Tim (1977-80)

McCallister, Marc (1998-99)

McConnie, Jessel (1990)

McConnie, Wendell (1989)

Meadowcroft, Darby (1986)

Meditz, Eric (1996-99)

Mercer, Ron (1987)

Metrick, Ken (1975)

Miller, Mike (1987-88)

Morgan, Anthony (1995-96)

Morgan, Charl (2019-)

Mullen, Kevin (1991-93)

Myers, Cliff (1969-72)

-N-

Nemani, Pranav (2022-)

Nemeth, Gabriel (2016-20)

Nguyen, David (1996)

Nguyen, Phillip (1999)

Nielson, Matthew (1998-01)

Nudell, Brad (2000-04)

-O-

O’Boyle, Nicholas (2001)

-P-

Paduraru, Andrei (2019-)

Payne, Marc (1991-93)

Pickering, Scott (1988-91)

Pillardi, Bill (1981-82)

Pinkham, Rob (1981-82)

Pollak, Brett (1992-94)

Pollock, Doug (1970-73)

Price, Mark (1990-92)

-RReilly, Michael (2013-)

Rhodes, Trenton (1996)

Riel, Tim (1978)

Rose, Matt (2003-04)

Rubens, Josh (2003-04)

Ruetzel, Tim (2020-21)

Rush, Brad (1981-84)

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

-S-

Saadi, Ismail (2019-)

Sato, Chikaya (2019-22)

Savran, Steve (1976-78)

Savitch, James (1987-89)

Scatliffe, Malcolm (2002-06)

Schilling, Bill (1979-82)

Schneider, Tom (1996-98)

Schobaken, Ben (1980-84)

Schoenly, Dave (1988-91)

Schoenly, Doug (1993-95)

Schmucker, Bill (1977-80)

Schwartz, Sam (1973-75)

Seaborn, Harry (2010-12)

Seabourne, Tom (1974-76)

Sebastian, Oliver (1985-88)

Sengul, Bora (2020-2022)

Sentay, Alp (2017-21)

Sharper, Peter (1983)

Sherman, Chris (2005-08)

Shivar, Walker (1970-73)

Skorupka, Chad (1991-94)

Skorupka, Zach (2007)

Slagter, Adam (2006-09)

Smeeton, Collin (1995-98)

Smith, Tim (1972-73)

Snee, Sean (1990-92)

Speer, Bob (1974-75)

Spinner, Ivan (1992-95)

Sponaugle, Lee (1985-87)

Stakhovsky, Leonard (2013-)

St. Clair, George (1993)

Stecko, Todd (2001-04)

Stein, Mike (1997)

Steinberg, Adam (1985-88)

St-Maurice, Guillaume (2007-10)

Surdick, Troy (1990)

Sutter, Noah (2016-20)

-T-

Tain, Michael (1993-96)

Toole, Jake (2007-09)

Trkulja, Roman (2012-)

-U-

Umana, Alvaro (1969-70)

Ustrynoski, James (1989-90)

-V-

Valdivieso, Fabrico (1976-78)

Van Der Westhuyzen, Steve (2000-02)

Verebey, Mark (1984)

-WWelch, Dave (1987-89)

Welnetz, Bryan (2010-13)

Whiteside, Jon (1979-82)

Whiteside, Randy (1976-78)

Williams, Francis (2013-)

Wilson, Tom (1978)

Wright, Tom (1970-73)

-YYoung, Chris (2010-14)

-ZZatek, Don (1971-74)