Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Upends Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona

Penn State Behrend

Doubles

Victoria Acker / Jessica Stevens (ALTW)
def. Marissa Bowles / Jada Donatien (BEHW)

8-4

Audra Carnes / Erica Jasinski (BEHW)
def. Alivia Serenita / Katie Kruza (ALTW)

8-0

Rachel Weber / Sara Howard (BEHW)
def. Elani Etter / Stephanie Swain (ALTW)

8-3

Singles

Jessica Stevens (ALTW)
def. Erica Jasinski (BEHW)

6-3, 6-1

Marissa Bowles (BEHW)
def. Victoria Acker (ALTW)

7-5, 6-1

Jada Donatien (BEHW)
def. Katie Kruza (ALTW)

7-5, 6-1

Audra Carnes (BEHW)
def. Alivia Serenita (ALTW)

6-1, 6-1

Sara Howard (BEHW)
def. Stephanie Swain (ALTW)

6-0, 6-3

Elani Etter (ALTW)
def. Emma Martin (BEHW)

6-4, 6-3

full stats

Posted: Apr 10, 2021

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team collected their third straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win of the season, defeating Penn State Altoona 6-3 on Saturday at Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: Penn State Behrend 6, Penn State Altoona 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-2, 3-1 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (2-3, 2-3 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Audra Carnes (Fairview, PA/Fairview) and Erica Jasinski (Fairview, PA/Fairview) helped the Lions take an early lead after the doubles matches
* The pair won their third straight doubles match, recording an 8-0 shutout at No. 2
* The other doubles win belonged to Rachel Weber (Hampton, PA/Hampton) and Sara Howard (Ashtabula, OH/Edgewood)
* Weber and Howard tallied an 8-3 No. 3 doubles decision for a 2-1 lead in the match heading into singles
* Marissa Bowles (South Orange, NJ/Columbia) and Jada Donatien (Brooklyn, NY/Millburn) registered the same score (7-5, 6-1) at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively.
* Carnes and Howard were also victorious in singles action
* Carnes posted a 6-1, 6-1 win against Alivia Serenita at No. 4 singles, while Howard managed a 6-0, 6-3 win at the five spot

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Friday at La Roche for an AMCC contest, beginning at 7 p.m.