ALTOONA, Pa. - Three players picked up two wins on the day as the Frostburg State men's tennis team slipped past Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Penn State Altoona, 5-4, Tuesday.
Senior
Greg Shedd (Middletown, Md./Middletown), freshman
Mike Stevenson (Bowie, Md./Bowie) and Mike Hurst each had two victories against PSA as the team improved its overall record to 7-6 and its conference record to 5-3.
Shedd and Stevenson picked up their first victory in the number one doubles match against Steve James and Thomas Van Antwerp with a score of 8-3. In the third doubles competition, freshman
Steve French (New Windsor, Md./Francis Scott Key) and Hurst defeated Pat Bloom and Justin Hess for the victory (8-5).
Shedd won against James in the No. 1 singles match (6-0, 6-3) while Stevenson defeated Van Antwerp for his second win in the number two singles competition (6-2, 6-2).
In the number six singles match, Hurst picked up the victory against Jon Pinghey with scores of 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
No. 1 Mike Stevenson/Greg Shedd (FSU) def. Stephen James/Thomas Van Antwerp (PSA) 8-3
No. 2 Scott Pickrell/Kyle Yerty (PSA) def. Tyler Forster/Eddie McMurtrie (FSU) 8-4
No. 3 Steve French/Mike Hurst (FSU) def. Pat Bloom/Justin Hess (PSA) 8-5
Singles
No. 1 Shedd (FSU) def. James (PSA) 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 Stevenson (FSU) def. Van Antwerp (PSA) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 Pickrell (PSA) def. McMurtrie (FSU) 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 (4)
No. 4 Yerty (PSA) def. Lesky (FSU) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
No. 5 Hess (PSA) def. French (FSU)
No. 6 Hurst (FSU) def. Jon Pinghey (PSA) 6-2, 6-3
FSU is back in action at home against Hood tomorrow, April 15 at 3:00 pm.