Behrend Women's Tennis Falls to Pitt-Greensburg

The Pitt-Greensburg women’s tennis team defeated Penn State Behrend 6-3 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) season opener for the Lions on Saturday.

Team Stats

Penn State Behrend

Pitt-Greensburg

Score

Doubles

Cathryn Rossi / Miranda Berkebile def. Marissa Bowles / Jada Donatien 8-6
Emily Ruhlman / Abigail Rosman def. Erica Jasinski / Audra Carnes 8-2
Sara Howard / Rachel Weber def. Kelsey Murphy / Stephanie Pantelas 8-5

Singles

Emily Ruhlman def. Erica Jasinski 6-3 , 6-1
Miranda Berkebile def. Marissa Bowles 3-6 , 6-3 , 10-6
Abigail Rosman def. Jada Donatien 6-3 , 6-4
Cathryn Rossi def. Emma Martin 6-1 , 6-1
Audra Carnes def. Kelsey Murphy 6-4 , 6-0
Sara Howard def. Stephanie Pantelas 6-2 , 6-1

March 20, 2021

GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Pitt-Greensburg women's tennis team defeated Penn State Behrend 6-3 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) season opener for the Lions on Saturday.

Score: Pitt-Greensburg 6, Penn State Behrend 3

Records: Penn State Behrend (0-1, 0-1 AMCC), Pitt-Greensburg (3-0, 3-0 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* The Bobcats managed a 2-1 lead after the doubles competition, claiming No. 1 and No. 2 doubles
* Behrend tallied an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles thanks to Rachel Weber (Hampton, PA/Hampton) and Sara Howard (Ashtabula, OH/Edgewood)
* Howard not only tallied her first collegiate doubles win but she also registered a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles to go undefeated on the day
* Freshman Audra Carnes (Fairview, PA/Fairview) recorded the other singles win for Behrend in her first collegiate match
* Carnes defeated Kelsey Murphy 6-4, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot
* The Bobcats picked up wins in the first four singles matches to secure the AMCC victory and keep an unblemished record

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Friday against Edinboro at the Westwood Racquet Club. The match begins at 6 p.m.