Spring classes may be over at University Park but Campus Recreation is still in full swing. One fact that people may not know about Campus Recreation is that the Tennis Center has some of the few collegiate clay tennis courts in the nation.
Jordan Smithberger, a fifth-year student at Penn State, looks back on her experience as a freshman, wanting to try as many new things as possible, pushing herself to go outside of her comfort zone each year. As she entered her senior year at University Park, Jordan felt like she was missing some familiarity in her life. While searching for a job, it all began to click. This was a chance to bring back an old passion into her life: tennis.
Marc Collado manages to balance his duties as the men's tennis team captain along with his responsibilities as a senior industrial engineering student at Penn State.
With the regular season in the rear view mirror, the Penn State women's tennis team is set to begin postseason play this weekend. The fourth seeded Nittany Lions (12-10) will open the Big Ten Championships against fifth seeded Indiana on Friday, April 24 at 11 a.m. ET.
The Penn State women's tennis team will close out the regular season with two home matches against ranked conference opponents this weekend. The Blue and White welcome No. 50 Michigan State for a 4 p.m. match on April 17. The Nittany Lions conclude the regular season on Sunday, April 19 as the No. 14 Michigan Wolverines come to town for an 11 a.m. match.
The No. 51 Penn State men's tennis team concludes its regular season schedule this weekend as the Nittany Lions travel to Nebraska and No. 66 Iowa. The Lions meet the Huskers on Friday for a 5 p.m. match. On Sunday, they face the Hawkeyes for a noon contest.
The No. 50 Penn State men's tennis team finishes their home slate this weekend as they host three teams, including two Big Ten opponents. The Nittany Lions welcome Purdue for a 4 p.m. match on Friday. On Sunday, they host No. 41 Indiana at noon and Monmouth at 5 p.m.
Fresh off of a weekend sweep of the then 43rd ranked Indiana Hoosiers and 28th ranked Purdue Boilermakers, the No. 47 Penn State women's tennis team gets set for their final non-conference match of the season against St. Bonaventure. The match is set for Saturday, April 4 with first serve coming at 1 p.m.
The No. 49 Penn State men's tennis team hosts three teams this weekend, including two Big Ten foes.
Fresh off of their weekend sweep over No. 47 Maryland and Rutgers, the No. 71 Penn State women's tennis team hosts No. 43 Indiana and No. 28 Purdue at the Indoor Center.
The No. 50 Penn State men's tennis team travels to Illinois this weekend for two Big Ten challenges on the road. On Friday, the Nittany Lions take on No. 3 Illinois at 4 p.m. On Sunday, Penn State meets No. 19 Northwestern at noon.
The Penn State women's tennis team wraps up its four-match road trip with two matches against conference newcomers No. 47 Maryland and Rutgers.
The No. 42 Penn State tennis team returns to action in Big Ten play this weekend. The Nittany Lions travel to Michigan State on Friday for a 4 p.m. match. On Sunday, Penn State hosts a doubleheader with Michigan at noon and non-conference opponent Wagner at approximately 6 p.m.
The Penn State women's tennis team continues its road trip as the Nittany Lions travel to No. 19 Ohio State for a noon match on Saturday. The blue and white rides a two-match win streak into Columbus, including a win over then No. 37 Illinois.
The Penn State men's tennis team fell to No. 48 in this week's ITA Poll, released Tuesday. Sophomore Aws Laaribi (Rye, N.Y.) and junior Leonard Stakhovsky (Kiev, Ukraine) are ranked 75th in the ITA Doubles Poll.
