The Lancaster Bible College men's tennis team won its fourth straight match on Wednesday afternoon, as the Chargers defeated Penn St. Altoona, 8-1 in Altoona, Pa. The Chargers are now 6-1 overall this season, while the Nittany Lions dropped to 2-3.
 
Doubles: Lancaster Bible's No. 1 team of Devon Clemmer and Tyler Norris earned a tough 8-6 victory, while Malachi Bomgardner and AJ Kwiatkowski won, 8-3 at No. 2 doubles. Keven Vallette and Micah Weaver completed the doubles sweep for the Chargers, as they won, 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.
 
Singles: Singles play was fantastic from both sides, as three of the six matches required a super-tie-breaking third set. Clemmer was victorious at No. 1 singles, as he defeated Jimmy Gillespie, 7-5, 2-6, 10-7. Norris earned a straight set victory at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-3, while Weaver overcame a first-set loss to win in three set, 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 10-7.
 
Bomgardner earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 4 singles, but Vallette's undefeated singles run in the regular season ended at six, as he lost to Jake Irwin at No. 5 singles, 2-6, 7-5, 10-8. Kwiatkowski picked up the final win for the Chargers with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 6 singles.
 
The Coach Says: "This was probably the most competitive 8-1 match I have been involved in," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Rod Baughman said. "There were three third-set tie-breakers happening simultaneously, and both sides played strong tennis. I'm proud of the men and the way they were grinding out points. Today's match was helpful for our men as we head into the home stretch of conference play."
 
News & Notes: Wednesday marked the first-ever match between the programs…Lancaster Bible is now 3-0 in road matches this season…The Chargers are also 3-0 against Penn State branch campuses this season with matches against Penn St. Harrisburg and Penn St. Altoona remaining…Kwiatkowski is still unbeaten in singles play this season, as he is 7-0, while Vallette is a perfect 6-0 in doubles action.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible was scheduled to play Penn St. Harrisburg on Thursday, but the match has once again been pushed back due to COVID-19 protocols and will be played on Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m.