MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's men's tennis team earned a 5-2 victory over Penn College in a United East Conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon, March 25.


The Lions (4-4, 2-0 United East) set the tone in doubles action, going 3-for-3 to begin the match. Cooper Wheeler and Damir Cuturic teamed up to defeat Kyle Shuler and Joshua Myers 6-0 in the top contest, while Ved Pawar and Ian Opitz went over Logan Ogden and Matt Wlliams 6-0 in the second outing. In the No. 3 contest, Colin Flack and Andrew Lines topped Avery Hawk and Lumortor Kpangbai 6-1.


In singles play, Cuturic bested Shuler 6-0, 6-2 in the top pairing and Pawar defeated Myers 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot. Flack picked up a 6-2, 6-4 win over Hawk, while John McCarthy swept Christian Abromovage 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively. Opitz fell to Ogden 7-5, 6-4 in the third position before Michael Rivino dropped a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 No. 4 contest to Williams.


Penn State Harrisburg hopes to continue their undefeated streak in conference play against Penn State Abington on Saturday afternoon, March 28 at the Hoverter Tennis Complex.


Fans can keep up with Penn State Harrisburg men's and women's tennis all season long on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) by following the Lions using the handle @pshbgtennis.