Men's Tennis Upended by Penn State

Saturday, February 4

University Park, Pa.

4 p.m.

Drexel University

Penn State

2/4/2023 7:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Drexel men's tennis team fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 7-0, on Saturday in Happy Valley.

The Dragons were competitive throughout the whole match. In doubles play, Alan Jesudason and Alex De Sousa fell short in the top-seeded match, 7-5. In the third-seeded flight, Juan Manuel Sanchez and Pierre Humayou was defeated in the tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-3).

In singles competition, Jesudason won his first match and came close to taking the second set but was upended by his opponent in the tiebreaker. The final score of his match was, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5). The sixth-seeded match featured Humayou. The freshman won his first set but fell in the second and third sets. His final score was 3-6, 6-2, 10-6.

The Dragons travel to Bucknell on Sunday, Feb. 5, to face the Bison at noon.

Singles competition
1. Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Alan Jesudason (DRX) 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5)
2. Miko Eala (PSU) def. Alex Sousa (DRX) 6-1, 6-0
3. Sam Bossem (PSU) def. Daniel Dudockin (DRX) 6-3, 6-2
4. Stefan Simeunovic (PSU) def. Hugo Brungs (DRX) 6-4, 7-5
5. Pranav Nemani (PSU) def. Juan Sanchez (DRX) 6-4, 6-1
6. Andrei Paduraru (PSU) def. Pierre Humayou (DRX) 3-6, 6-2, 10-6

Doubles competition
1. Malik Bhatnagar/Charl Morgan (PSU) def. Alan Jesudason/Alex Sousa (DRX) 7-5
2. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers (PSU) def. Djordje Janackovic/Gustav Wogen (DRX) 6-4
3. Stefan Simeunovic/Miko Eala (PSU) def. Juan Sanchez/Pierre Humayou (DRX) 7-6 (7-3)

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,4,6,1,5)