Here we go.

The No. 68 Penn State men's tennis team's motto, worn on the back of their warm-up shirts, could be heard echoing throughout the Penn State Tennis Center, encouraging the team as it took all that No. 75 Central Florida had to give, and kept coming right back.

The Lions defeated the Golden Knights 5-2 Friday night, bringing their record to 1-1 for the season. Even without senior Roddy Cantey, and despite the fact that they lost the doubles point, the Lions never gave up and took five out of the six doubles matches, with some key come from behind victories.

"They all showed what they can do in the heat of battle, they met the challenge today," Penn State men's tennis coach Jan Bortner said.

Malcolm Scatliffe's first singles match against Catalin Bradu set the tone for the rest of the match after the Lions had lost the doubles point. After winning the first set 6-0, Scatliffe dropped a hard-fought second set, including a tiebreaker, 6-7. The third set showed his character, as Scatliffe never stopped fighting and took the set 6-1.

" When the guys see me trying, maybe then they'll try harder. It gets everyone going," Scatliffe said of his fiery competitiveness, which even cost him a point on a penalty during his match.

Senior Clint Keithley has almost become an automatic point for the Lions at the third singles spot, winning his match against Ener Gursoy 6-4, 6-4.

The three freshmen on the Penn State lineup contributed by winning big matches, all against upperclassmen, including the deciding point. Bradley Hunter and Ryan Berger both took their first sets in tiebreaks, showing great poise against more experienced players. Hunter's match, which he won 7-6, 6-1 against Simon Jaeger, ended up giving the Lions the victory and was a testament to the team's willingness to fight for every point.

"It was exciting to be in that position," Hunter said. "I wanted to step it up for the team. I've been working on being aggressive, and I wanted to show the guy I'm here to play."

Freshman Aaron Ellis was able to keep the momentum of Hunter's match, coming back to win the sixth singles match 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, against Paul Ramy. The final match put the exclamation point on an important win for the Lions.

"This match shows we won't give up, I think we might play better when we're down," Scatliffe said.

Although doubles still needs work, the Lions will be looking ahead for the return of Cantey, which gives the pairings a big boost, and will strengthen the young team.