Men: Kutztown 9, Millersville 0 (HTML Box Score)
 
Women: Kutztown 5, Millersville 4 (HTML Box Score)
 
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Kutztown University men's and women's tennis teams both took on Millersville University on Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchups from McComsey Tennis Courts. The men's squad cruised to a 9-0 sweep, while the women battled to a 5-4 triumph.
 
The men's team (9-2, 3-0 PSAC) remains undefeated in the conference, while Millersville (2-9, 0-4 PSAC) is still looking for its first win.
 
Kutztown switched things up a bit from its usual lineup on Sunday against the Marauders. Bilawal Suri (Kolkata, India/Calcutta International) saw his first action of the season, teaming up with Rushi Amin (Orefield, PA/Lake Brantley) for an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles. Rich Lichtenwalner (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and Matthew Maguire recorded their fifth win of the season together at No. 2 doubles (8-6), while Ben Nace (Spring Grove, Pa./Delone Catholic) and Ken Beebe (Landenberg, Pa./Kennett) have won three straight at No. 3 doubles (8-2).
 
Varun Desai (Mumbai, India/K.C. College) was victorious in his first action at the top singles flight this season (6-0, 6-2). Maguire (6-2, 6-1) and Lichtenwalner (6-3, 7-5) took the No. 2 & 3 singles matches in straight sets, while Patricio Hernandez (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Vista Hermosa) stepped in at the fourth singles slot, earning his third victory there this season (6-2, 6-1). Ben Nace (Spring Grove, Pa./Delone Catholic) fell in the second set at No. 5, but rallied for a win in the super-breaker (6-1, 6-7, 10-6) and Ken Beebe (Landenberg, Pa./Kennett) wrapped things up with a straight-set victory at No. 6 (6-0, 6-1).
 
On the women's side, Kutztown (8-4, 3-0 PSAC) had a much tougher battle to stay undefeated in the conference, while the Millersville (2-11, 0-2 PSAC) women are also still looking for its first conference victory.
 
Hannah Pipkin (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) was the only double-winner for the Golden Bears on Sunday. She first teamed up with Tori Zander (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) at the top-doubles flight to win their fourth straight together and give KU its only doubles point on the day (8-6). Pipkin then cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the top singles match to knot things up.
 
Alyssa Konas (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and Chelsea Davis (Spring City, Pa./Spring-Ford) fell in a tight 8-6 match at No. 2 doubles, but they both rebounded in singles competition to help the Maroon and Gold. Konas won her third straight at the No. 3 slot (6-3, 6-2), while Davis battled in a three-set win at No. 4 singles (6-3, 3-6, 6-4). Erika Diffendall (Mountville, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) triumphed 6-4, 7-6 at the No. 6 singles spot to give Kutztown a hard-fought 5-4 victory over the Maruaders.
 
Both teams will travel to Bloomsburg University this Tuesday, April 8 for a PSAC contest starting at 2 p.m.