Penn State Altoona senior Casey Hess, of Annville, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s tennis on Monday, March 24.
NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. — Penn State Altoona student-athlete Casey Hess, of Annville, was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s tennis, as the league office released its weekly awards on April 7.
Hess, the Lions’ No. 1 singles and doubles player, had a dominant week for Penn State Altoona, surrendering just two games in a combined nine sets of singles and doubles play against non-conference opponent Lycoming College and AMCC foe Pitt-Greensburg.
In Penn State Altoona’s 6-1 victory at Lycoming on April 4, Hess posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory in singles and prevailed 6-1 in doubles. On April, 6, the Lions swept conference opponent Pitt-Greensburg in a doubleheader, recording a pair of 7-0 wins. Hess won both of his singles matches on the day by 6-0, 6-0 decisions, and he also came away with a pair of 6-0 wins in doubles.
Hess is 8-3 overall in singles this season, including going 4-1 against AMCC opponents. In doubles matches, he holds a 6-4 overall record with a 3-2 mark in the conference.
Penn State Altoona men’s tennis is 9-2 overall this season, including 4-1 within the AMCC. The Lions host nearby conference opponent Mount Aloysius College on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Gorilla House Gym.
