The Youngstown State men's tennis team picked up their first win of the season in dramatic fashion rallying for a 4-3 win over Buffalo on Thursday afternoon at the YSU Indoor Tennis Center.

The Penguins (1-2) dropped the doubles point and the first two completed singles contests before rallying to defeat the Bulls (0-1). It was UB's first visit to Youngstown since 1998.

YSU claimed the hard-fought win as Laurentiu Mandocescu earned a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles. 

Down 3-0, Javi Pla picked up a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 6 and Clement Mainguy followed with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win in his debut at the No. 1 spot for the Penguins. Harry Fouzas won his first set at No. 4 singles (7-5) but trailed 5-1 in second. Fouzas battled back to win the final six games for a 7-5 win and to even the match. 

In doubles, Nathan Favier and Mondocescu earned a 6-2 win at No. 2, but the Bulls won the other two matches claming the point.

The Guins head west on the Ohio Turnpike for a match at Toledo on Friday afternoon. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club.

Final Score: YSU 4, Buffalo 3

Doubles

No. 1 – Wibler/Macnamara (UB) def. Mainguy/Fouzas (YSU) – 6-2
No. 2 – Favier/Mondocescu (YSU) def. Tang/Huang (UB) – 6-2
No. 3 – Hastings/Snaiders (UB) def. Everett/Gonzalez Pla (YSU) – 6-3

Singles

No. 1 – Mainguy (YSU) def. Wibler (UB) – 6-3, 7-6 (5)
No. 2 – Mandocescu (YSU) vs. Snaiders (UB) – 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
No. 3 –Tang (UB) def. Favier (YSU) – 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 - Fouzas (YSU) def. Macnamara (UB) – 7-5, 7-5
No. 5 –Mitsakas (UB) def. Everett (YSU) – 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Gonzalez Pla (YSU) def. Hastings (UB) – 6-1, 6-4

Order of Finish:

Doubles – 2, 1, 3
Singles – 3, 5, 6, 1, 4, 2