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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Drops Non-Conference Matchup at Penn State

University Park, Pa. (January 31, 2026) — The Mount St. Mary's men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to Penn State on Saturday afternoon in a non-conference matchup at University Park.

Penn State opened the match by securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Emil Matikainen and Eyal Shyovitz earned a 6-1 victory over Stefanos Pournaropoulos and Nikos Makris at No. 2 doubles, while David Lindsay and Michael Wright followed with a 6-2 win against Alexi Roy and Akarsh Gaonkar at the top spot. The Mount picked up a doubles win on court three as Ryan Wagner and Alessio Guarino defeated Jaden Brady and Christos Glavas, 6-4.

In singles play, the Nittany Lions won all six matches to complete the sweep. David Lindsay earned a straight-set victory over Joshua Johnson at No. 3 singles, while Kyle Schoeman followed with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Roy at No. 2. Eyal Shyovitz posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Wagner, and Michael Wright rallied for a three-set win over Gaonkar at No. 1 singles, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Penn State added wins at the bottom of the lineup as Jaden Brady defeated Andrew Allen, 6-2, 6-1, and Kyle Chesman closed the match with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Luke Papayoanou.

Up Next: Mount St. Mary's continues its road swing on February 7 with a matchup at Navy.


Match Results

Penn State 7, Mount St. Mary's 0
University Park, Pa.

Doubles

  1. Lindsay/Wright (PSU) def. Roy/Gaonkar (MSM), 6-2

  2. Matikainen/Shyovitz (PSU) def. Pournaropoulos/Makris (MSM), 6-1

  3. Wagner/Guarino (MSM) def. Brady/Glavas (PSU), 6-4
    Penn State wins doubles point

Singles

  1. Wright (PSU) def. Gaonkar (MSM), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

  2. Schoeman (PSU) def. Roy (MSM), 6-0, 6-2

  3. Lindsay (PSU) def. Johnson (MSM), 6-2, 6-0

  4. Shyovitz (PSU) def. Wagner (MSM), 6-3, 6-0

  5. Brady (PSU) def. Allen (MSM), 6-2, 6-1

  6. Chesman (PSU) def. Papayoanou (MSM), 6-3, 6-2

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Allen

Andrew Allen

Senior
Akarsh Gaonkar

Akarsh Gaonkar

Junior
Alessio Guarino

Alessio Guarino

Sophomore
Joshua Johnson

Joshua Johnson

Senior
Luke Papayoanou

Luke Papayoanou

Senior
Alexi Roy

Alexi Roy

Sophomore
Ryan  Wagner

Ryan Wagner

Junior
Nikos Makris

Nikos Makris

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrew Allen

Andrew Allen

Senior
Akarsh Gaonkar

Akarsh Gaonkar

Junior
Alessio Guarino

Alessio Guarino

Sophomore
Joshua Johnson

Joshua Johnson

Senior
Luke Papayoanou

Luke Papayoanou

Senior
Alexi Roy

Alexi Roy

Sophomore
Ryan  Wagner

Ryan Wagner

Junior
Nikos Makris

Nikos Makris

Freshman
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