Behrend Women's Tennis Defeats Penn State Altoona
The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team improved to 5-1 on the season with a 9-0 win over Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Friday afternoon.
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team improved to 5-1 on the season with a 9-0 win over Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Friday afternoon.
Score: Penn State Behrend 9, Altoona 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-1, 3-1 AMCC), Altoona (2-4, 1-2 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions are now 3-0 when playing on the road
* Marissa Bowles (Springfield, NJ/Columbia) and Jada Donatien (Brooklyn, NY/Millburn) combined to only give up three set points in singles and doubles
* At No. 2 doubles, Bowles and Donatien blanked Jiayi Zhang and Dabin Shin 8-0
* Bowles tallied her second win at No. 2 singles (6-0, 6-1) and Donatien earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles
* Audra Carnes (Fairview, PA/Fairview) remains undefeated at No. 4 singles (6-1, 6-0) and in doubles (8-5 win with Erica Jasinski (Fairview, PA/Fairview)
* Jasinski continues to dominate at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Emily Neil
* Sara Howard (Ashtabula, OH/Edgewood) and Natalie Denny (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) added to the singles wins at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on tomorrow at Mt. Aloysius. Match begins at 11 a.m.