St. Mary's City, MD – The St. Mary's College of Maryland Men's Tennis Team (7-5) hosted United East Conference Rival Penn State Harrisburg for a midweek showdown. The Seahawks defeated the Nittany Lions in dramatic fashion, coming out on top 5-4.
How It Happened:
Doubles
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Boris Palmade and Nick Rohr earned an 8-5 win in the number one doubles match.
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Keawe Johnson and Daoud Alkhalidi competed in the number two doubles contest, winning in a tiebreak. The Seahawk were triumphant in the tiebreaker by a score of 7-1, leading to a 8-7 victory.
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Andrew Hand and Max Esztergomi represented the Seahawks in the number three singles match. Hand and Esztergomi fell 8-3..
Singles
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Boris Palmade emerged victorious after a two set battle. Palmade won the first set 6-2, and the second 7-6 after a tiebreaker.
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Nick Rohr fell in the number three singles match 6-2, 6-3 in two sets.
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Max Esztergomi turned in a 6-0, 6-3 victory in the number three singles contest.
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Keawe Johnson won the first set of the number four singles match, but fell 6-2 in the second and third sets.
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Daoud Alkhalidi won both sets of the number five singles contest by a score of 6-4.
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Michael Shively was defeated in the number six singles match, dropping the first set 6-4 and the second 6-3.
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