Men's Tennis Falls
Short at AMCC Championships, Takes Third
Behrend
men's tennis finished in third place at the AMCC Championships on
Sunday, April 15 despite a strong singles effort in which they took
three of the six flights. The men came into the tournament
tied for first place in the AMCC with a 5-1 regular season record,
but came up short in doubles action at the tournament and managed
just seven total points. Frostburg State won the tournament
with 11 points, with Penn State Altoona taking second with nine
points.
Behrend's top two players, Scott Shaw (Tulsa, OK/Jenks) and Miles Boyea (St. Vincent, WI/Upper Canada) both had a strong day and took the first and second flight respectively. Shaw dominated the top flight winning 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals and 6-1, 6-0 in the finals. Trevor Dougherty (Meadville/Meadville) won the sixth flight singles competition over Penn State Altoona's Jared Rute.
In doubles action, all three of Behrend's pairs were eliminated in the first round. Shaw and Boyea were edged out 9-8 by a team from Altoona, Jim Palmer (Sharon/Sharon) and Garrett Grenek (Butler/Butler) were defeated 8-5, and Brad Nagel (West Alexander/McGuffey) and Kelly Manning (Sharpsville/Kennedy Catholic) went down 8-6.
Men's tennis will wrap up their season
on April, 21 on the road in a non-conference match against the
Franciscan University of Steubenville.
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