Women's Tennis Earns Third AMCC Win

Women's Tennis Earns Third AMCC Win

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team had four players who won both their singles and doubles match to help the Lions defeat Penn State Altoona 7-2 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.

Behrend opened the match by winning all three doubles matches.  Monica Gokhberg (Brookyln, NY/Leon M. Goldstein) and Colleen Miller (Louisville, OH/Louisville) tallied their fifth doubles win of the season with an 8-5 victory over Alexa Lafferty and Cassie Yatcilla.

Patra Sangpoompong (Bangkok, Thailand/Erie First Christian Academy) and Malinda Miller (Champion, PA/Connellsville) secured the No. 2 doubles win with an 8-1 decision, while Catharine Haglund (Chevy Chase, MD/Academy of the Holy Cross) and Morgan Kramer (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) blanked their opponents 8-0 in the No. 3 spot.

In singles play, Gokhberg only gave up one set point at No. 1 singles for the win followed by Sangpoompong at No. 2 with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. The third person to record two wins was M. Miller. She took Katelyn Piper in three sets (6-1, 4-6, 6-1) at No. 4 singles.

Haglund made it an undefeated day with a close 7-5, 7-5 win over Taylor Pompili.

The Lions returns to action on Wednesday at Pitt-Bradford.  The match begins at 5 p.m.