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Saturday, January 25
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Men's Tennis Drops Match to Penn State University

1.25.25 | Men's Tennis

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Temple men's tennis put up an intense fight but fell short against Penn State University, 4-2, on Saturday morning. The Owls started strong by securing the doubles point, but the Nittany Lions capitalized in singles play to edge out the win.

How It Happened
  • The Owls claimed the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. Martim Marujo and Adam Kresina defeated Charl Morgan and David Lindsay, 6-4, while Dante Russo and Maj Najvirt Kolaric earned a 6-3 win over Marcus Schoeman and Reiya Hattori. Despite a setback at No. 2 doubles, where Pranav Nemani and Aayush Bhat was down 5-4 to Penn State's Sam Bossem and Loren Byers, Temple took an early 1-0 lead into singles.
  • In singles action, Kolaric shone for Temple, delivering a commanding 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bossem on court three. However, the Nittany Lions found success across the other courts. Loren Byers defeated Marujo at the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 6-3, while Schoeman edged Bhat in a closely contested match, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
  • Penn State's Reiya Hattori and David Lindsay added straight-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively, over Nemani and Russo. Meanwhile, Kresina's match against Morgan was left unfinished in the third set, with Morgan leading 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (4-7), 5-2.

Results
Doubles
1. Martim Marujo/Adam Kresina (TEM) def. Charl Morgan/David Lindsay (PSU), 6-4
2. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers (PSU) v.s Pranav Nemani/Aayush Bhat (TEM), 5-4, UF 
3. Dante Russon/Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM) def. Marcus Schoeman/Reiya Hattori (PSU), 6-3
Singles
1. Loren Byers (PSU) def. Martim Marujo (TEM), 6-4, 6-3
2. Charl Morgan (PSU) v.s Adam Kresina (TEM), 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (4-7), 5-2, UF
3. Maj Najvirt Kolaric (TEM) def. Sam Bossem (PSU), 6-2, 6-2
4. Marcus Schoeman (PSU) def. Aayush Bhat (TEM), 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Reiya Hattori (PSU) def. Pranav Nemani (TEM), 6-0, 6-2
6. David Lindsay (PSU) def. Dante Russo (TEM), 6-4, 6-4

ORDER OF FINISH: 
Doubles: 3,1,
Singles: 1,3,4,5,6

UP NEXT
The Owls will return to action on February 7, traveling to Washington, D.C., where they will face off against Howard University.

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Next Event

Howard University
W, 4-1

Feb 7 (Fri)

12:45 PM

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
6
Charl Morgan/ David Lindsay [PSU_M]
4

#2 Doubles Match

12
40
Sam Bossem/ Loren Byers [PSU_M]
5UF

#3 Doubles Match

1
6
Marcus Schoeman/ Reiya Hattori [PSU_M]
3

Order of Finish:

3,1

#1 Singles Match

12
LogoMarujo, Martim / 0 [TEM_M]
43
Loren Byers / 0 [PSU_M]
66

#2 Singles Match

1234
LogoKresina, Adam / 0 [TEM_M]
6720
Charl Morgan / 0 [PSU_M]
765UF

#3 Singles Match

12
LogoNajvirt Kolaric, Maj / 0 [TEM_M]
66
Sam Bossem / 0 [PSU_M]
22

#4 Singles Match

12
LogoBhat, Aayush / 0 [TEM_M]
46
Marcus Schoeman / 0 [PSU_M]
67

#5 Singles Match

12
LogoNemani, Pranav / 0 [TEM_M]
02
Reiya Hattori / 0 [PSU_M]
66

#6 Singles Match

12
LogoRusso, Dante / 0 [TEM_M]
44
David Lindsay / 0 [PSU_M]
66

Order of Finish:

1,3,4,5,6

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