UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The 60th-ranked University of Iowa men’s tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision at No. 33 Penn State Sunday afternoon.
The home squad claimed an early 1-0 advantage after claiming the doubles point as a result of posting wins on courts two and three, 6-3 and 6-1, respectively.
Penn State (16-4, 3-2) extended its lead to 2-0 after 96th-ranked Leo Stakhovsky knocked off Iowa sophomore Lefteris Theodorou, 6-1, 6-2, on court one of singles play. Hawkeye classmate Josh Silverstein played his third match of the season on court two, falling to Constant De La Bassetierre, 6-2, 6-2.