Sports
Men's Tennis
Updated October 6, 2008 4:50 AM
Ryan Gormley didn't know who he was playing in the opening round of the Georgia Tech Fall Tournament, but it didn't matter to the junior.
While all of his teammates are 1,000 miles away on the Penn State campus, senior tennis player Brendan Lynch is in Tulsa today, competing against the nation's best players.
Updated October 2, 2008 4:47 AM
The fall season for the Penn State men's tennis team is only three weeks old and already it has lost a key component for the remainder of the year.
The men's tennis players are used to hearing "Let's Go State" cheers from the sidelines, usually coming from their own teammates.
Updated September 25, 2008 4:46 AM
As practice ended Monday for the Penn State men's tennis team, coach Todd Doebler told his players what they were all hoping to hear.
Updated September 18, 2008 4:46 AM
As junior Ryan Gormley finished his final match on Sunday in the Penn State Fall Classic, the rest of his team and coaches cheered him on as if it were a championship.
The Penn State men's tennis team truly practices like it plays when it comes to being supportive.
Updated September 16, 2008 4:47 AM
As the Penn State men's tennis team played Sunday, three men engaged in conversation while watching the matches.
Updated September 15, 2008 4:44 AM
The men's tennis team battled through the Penn State Fall Classic at the Sarni Tennis Center to amass an overall weekend record of 15-20 against Alabama, Pepperdine, North Carolina State and Princeton. All of the scores were from individual play because there is no team scoring in the fall season.
When N.C. State's Jaime Pulgar ripped a forehand down the line, Penn State's Ryan Gormley could do nothing except applaud using his racket and say, "Great shot, man."
Updated September 12, 2008 4:50 AM
Before practice Wednesday, coach Todd Doebler stood quietly as he watched his players jog slowly and sing along with songs playing at a nearby field hockey game.
Updated September 10, 2008 4:52 AM
As practice neared its end, coach Todd Doebler asked if any players had class at 6 p.m.
Updated September 5, 2008 12:48 AM
As Adam Slagter laid in his living room day after day this summer, pain and frustration slowly ate away at him.
Updated August 29, 2008 4:46 AM
When Penn State men's tennis coach Todd Doebler adjusted his microphone in preparation to answer questions at Monday's press conference, he did so quietly with a smile on his face.
Updated August 27, 2008 4:44 AM
This time last year, Dawna Prevette was preparing for her debut as Penn State women's tennis head coach while getting adjusted to life in State College.
Updated May 2, 2008 12:43 AM
When Brendan Lynch arrived to State College in 2005, he was committing to a Penn State men's tennis team that had not made the NCAA tournament in its previous seven seasons.
Updated April 30, 2008 12:49 AM
It's 1:35 p.m. and Brendan Lynch and Jake Toole are lying comfortably on the dark green couches inside the Sarni Tennis Center.
Updated April 29, 2008 12:48 AM
Like it has on several Mondays when coming off weekend road matches, the No. 40 Penn State men’s tennis team did not practice yesterday.
Updated April 28, 2008 12:46 AM
Despite facing Michigan just a month ago, the Penn State men’s tennis team faced a Wolverines team that held little resemblance to those that defeated the Nittany Lions in State College.
Updated April 25, 2008 12:46 AM
When the Nittany Lions take the court at 11 a.m. today, they’ll be thinking about last month.
Updated April 23, 2008 12:42 AM
Ask Michael James how he's doing when bumping into him on campus or calling him on the phone.
Updated April 21, 2008 12:38 AM
James Dwyer had been in this situation before.
Updated April 18, 2008 12:44 AM
Win one more match, and it's in.
Updated April 16, 2008 12:48 AM
At first glance when entering through the gates at the Sarni Tennis Center, you'll notice a big, bold logo of a Nittany Lion painted against the blue center fence.
Updated April 14, 2008 12:47 AM
After his serve, Michael James crouched and prepared for a return.
After putting the finishing touches on his victory over Clark Richardson on Saturday, James Dwyer was stopped by the umpire on his way off the court at the Sarni Tennis Center.
Updated April 11, 2008 12:46 AM
Chris Sherman has had tomorrow's match circled on his calendar for some time.
Updated April 10, 2008 12:46 AM
Spectators arriving late to the Sarni Tennis Center yesterday may have thought they were watching the wrong Penn State sport.
Updated April 9, 2008 12:48 AM
When Todd Doebler looks across the court at the Sarni Tennis Center today, he may find himself in a strange position.
Updated April 7, 2008 12:48 AM
Heading into yesterday's singles matches, the Penn State men's tennis team's situation looked bleak.
Updated April 4, 2008 12:43 AM
Adam Slagter may find this weekend a little more difficult than most.
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