Youngstown State University
Green Bay
Penguins Wins Final Three Singles Matches to Beat Green Bay
3/25/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Boardman, Ohio - The Youngstown State men's tennis team battled back for a 4-3 dual win over Green Bay on Sunday night at the Avalon Athletic Club. The Penguins won the final three singles matches to beat the Phoenix after falling behind 3-1.
The Penguins (7-8 overall and 1-0 in Horizon League) won two of three doubles matches to claim the point and victories in the final three matches by Joao Garretto, Matthew Kritzinger and Yossi Dahan lifted YSU to the narrow win over the Phoenix (6-9 and 0-2).
The doubles point came down to a decisive match at No. 2. Garretto and Vasilis Vardakis picked up a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles while Green Bay earned a 6-3 win at No. 3. At No. 2, Danylo Veremeichuk and Dahan battled for a 7-6 (4) win over Charles Ridout and Felix Triebe.
The Phoenix won the first three completed singles matches with straight set wins at No. 1 (6-2, 7-5), No. 3 (6-2, 6-4) and No. 4 (6-4, 6-4).
At No. 6, Dahan picked up a 7-5, 6-1 win over Ivan Radamirovic for YSU's first singles victory. At No. 5, Kritzinger knocked off Tony Leto in three sets - 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 to tie the contest at three. Garretto clinched the victory with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over James Ling.
YSU returns to action on Saturday when it visits Cleveland State.
