Men's Tennis

Behrend Men's Tennis Claims Third Straight AMCC Championship

Penn State Altoona

Penn State Behrend

Doubles

Jonathon Laier / Akash Sangha (BEH)
def. Casey Hess / Andrew Chronister (ALTM)

8-5

Owen Sinnott / Aidan Piazza (BEH)
def. Nick Beard / Kadyn Carey (ALTM)

8-3

William Thomas / Luke Vunora (BEH)
def. Emmett Hibbs / Wilhelm Grot (ALTM)

8-7 (7-5)

Singles

Jonathon Laier (BEH)
def. Casey Hess (ALTM)

6-2, 6-1

Andrew Chronister (ALTM)
def. Akash Sangha (BEH)

6-3, 6-4

Nick Beard (ALTM)
def. Owen Sinnott (BEH)

7-5, 6-3

Kadyn Carey (ALTM)
def. Aidan Piazza (BEH)

6-3, 4-6, 10-1

Emmett Hibbs (ALTM)
def. William Thomas (BEH)

6-1, 2-6, 10-5

Luke Vunora (BEH)
def. Jackson Newell (ALTM)

7-5, 6-4

full stats

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's tennis team won 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship match with a 5-4 win over Penn State Altoona on Sunday at Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Penn State Altoona 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (11-6), Penn State Altoona (11-5)

Key Moments:

* The Lions won their third straight championship and ninth overall title
* Behrend and Altoona met for the second straight AMCC championship
* The Behrend Lions advance to the Atlantic East Championships on May 5
* Jonathon Laier (Lansing, MI/Holt) and Luke Vunora (Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands) were named to the All-Tournament Team
* Vunora clinched the match today at No. 6 singles with a 7-5, 6-4 victory
* Vunora was also instrumental in a tiebreaker No. 3 doubles victory with William Thomas (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem)
* Behrend won all three doubles matches for a comfortable 3-0 lead heading into singles where the match was determined
* Altoona won the No. 2-5 singles to collect four points
* Laier also won his singles match, posting a 6-2, 6-1 win over Casey Hess at the No. 1 spot