Middletown, PA. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland Men's Tennis team traveled to Middletown, Pennsylvania to take on the Nittany Lions of Penn State Harrisburg for a United East Conference match. The Seahawks took down the Nittany Lions 8 to 1. 

How It Happened:

Doubles

• The Seahawks won all three of their doubles matches.

• The pair of Boris Palmade and Stephen Alam fought hard in the number one doubles spot. While the score initially went back and forth, the Seahawks defeated the Nittany Lions 8-6.

• Nick Rohr and Daoud Alkhalidi took down their opponents in the number two doubles spot, scoring 8-3.

• Keawe Johnson and Liam Pratt finished off the doubles in the number three spot winning 8-3.

Singles

• Boris Palmade shut out his opponent in the number one singles spot, winning both sets 6-0.

• Stephen Alam continued his winning streak in the number two singles spot winning 6-0 and 6-4.

• Nick Rohr fought hard in the number three singles spot. After winning his first set 6-3, his opponent came back hard. Rohr lost the second set 6-4 but bounced back quickly in the tie-breaking set. Rohr won the third set 10-2. 

• Keawe Johnson won his first set in the number four singles spot 6-0. However, his opponent won the next two sets and defeated Johnson in three sets.

• Daoud Alkhalidi took the number five singles spot with ease, winning 6-3 and 6-1.

• Max Esztergomi finished off the win for the Seahawks in the number six singles spot in two sets: 6-1, 6-0. 

Up Next for the Seahawks

The Seahawks will be back in action on Saturday, April 22nd for a United East Conference match-up against Penn State Abington. The Seahawks will travel to Abington, Pennsylvania to compete with the Nittany Lions at 1:00 pm.

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