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Bulls Show Promise at Penn State Invitational
10/4/2026 4:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
STATE COLLEGE, PA – The University at Buffalo men's tennis team competed at the Penn State Invitational this weekend.
The Bulls kicked things off on Friday with a strong performance in singles action as Miko Lapalme picked up a pair of wins over Cleveland State, defeating Max Henson 6-2, 6-3 and Alexander Nikolov 7-5, 6-1. Six other Bulls also picked up a win in singles action as Minjae Kim defeated Cleveland State's Tristan Stine 6-1, 6-1, Connor Doig battled to a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Cleveland State's Nikolas Jacobson, Mathis Salvestre defeated Penn State's F.G. Borch-Nielsen 6-3, 6-2, Onder Balci battled to a 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-1 win over Cleveland State's Nicolas Wild, Michael Malkin took down CSU's Connor Thornton 6-2, 6-4 and Cowen Lau defeated Columbia's Tristan Lee 6-4, 6-2.
Buffalo then went 4-3 in doubles action as the UB duo of Doig and Kim defeated Cleveland State's Tristan Stine and Nikolas Jacobson 6-3 before taking down Penn State's Kyle Chesman and David Lindsay 6-3. Lapalme and Salvestre got on the board with a 7-6 victory over Cleveland State's Max Henson and Nico Jamison and Balci and Malkin defeated CSU's Connor Thornton and Nicolas Wild 6-2.
On Saturday, Kim and Salvestre picked up a pair of singles victories each, with the former defeating PSU's Borch-Nielsen 6-2, 6-3 before taking down Columbia's Charlie Valentine 6-3, 7-5 and the latter defeating PSU's Reiya Hattori 7-5, 6-3 before beating CSU's Connor Thornton 6-1, 7-5. Elsewhere in singles action, Malkin defeated Columbia's Tristan Lee 6-0, 6-3, Lau overcame a dropped second set for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Borch-Nielsen, Lapalme cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Wild and Doig defeated Lee 6-3, 7-6.
In doubles play, Doig and Kim went 2-0 on the day, defeating Columbia's Lee/ Valentine 6-3 and PSU's Borch/Nielsen/Nikolov 6-3. Lapalme and Salvestre also picked up a victory, defeating PSU's Hattori/Shyovitz 6-2.
The Bulls then wrapped up play on Sunday with a pair of singles wins over Cleveland State as Kim cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Thornton and Balci defeated Nikolov 6-2, 6-4. In doubles action, Doig and Kim cruised to a 6-0 win over Cleveland State's Thornton/Wild and Balci and Malkin also picked up a 6-3 win.
Up next, the Bulls will compete at the ITA New England Regionals, hosted by Harvard, October 8-12.
For all the latest on UB men's tennis, follow @ubuffalomten on Twitter/X and Instagram and like the UB Men's Tennis Facebook page.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
The Bulls kicked things off on Friday with a strong performance in singles action as Miko Lapalme picked up a pair of wins over Cleveland State, defeating Max Henson 6-2, 6-3 and Alexander Nikolov 7-5, 6-1. Six other Bulls also picked up a win in singles action as Minjae Kim defeated Cleveland State's Tristan Stine 6-1, 6-1, Connor Doig battled to a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Cleveland State's Nikolas Jacobson, Mathis Salvestre defeated Penn State's F.G. Borch-Nielsen 6-3, 6-2, Onder Balci battled to a 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-1 win over Cleveland State's Nicolas Wild, Michael Malkin took down CSU's Connor Thornton 6-2, 6-4 and Cowen Lau defeated Columbia's Tristan Lee 6-4, 6-2.
Buffalo then went 4-3 in doubles action as the UB duo of Doig and Kim defeated Cleveland State's Tristan Stine and Nikolas Jacobson 6-3 before taking down Penn State's Kyle Chesman and David Lindsay 6-3. Lapalme and Salvestre got on the board with a 7-6 victory over Cleveland State's Max Henson and Nico Jamison and Balci and Malkin defeated CSU's Connor Thornton and Nicolas Wild 6-2.
On Saturday, Kim and Salvestre picked up a pair of singles victories each, with the former defeating PSU's Borch-Nielsen 6-2, 6-3 before taking down Columbia's Charlie Valentine 6-3, 7-5 and the latter defeating PSU's Reiya Hattori 7-5, 6-3 before beating CSU's Connor Thornton 6-1, 7-5. Elsewhere in singles action, Malkin defeated Columbia's Tristan Lee 6-0, 6-3, Lau overcame a dropped second set for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Borch-Nielsen, Lapalme cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Wild and Doig defeated Lee 6-3, 7-6.
In doubles play, Doig and Kim went 2-0 on the day, defeating Columbia's Lee/ Valentine 6-3 and PSU's Borch/Nielsen/Nikolov 6-3. Lapalme and Salvestre also picked up a victory, defeating PSU's Hattori/Shyovitz 6-2.
The Bulls then wrapped up play on Sunday with a pair of singles wins over Cleveland State as Kim cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Thornton and Balci defeated Nikolov 6-2, 6-4. In doubles action, Doig and Kim cruised to a 6-0 win over Cleveland State's Thornton/Wild and Balci and Malkin also picked up a 6-3 win.
Up next, the Bulls will compete at the ITA New England Regionals, hosted by Harvard, October 8-12.
For all the latest on UB men's tennis, follow @ubuffalomten on Twitter/X and Instagram and like the UB Men's Tennis Facebook page.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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