Behrend Women's Tennis Defeats Penn State Altoona

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team collected their first win of the season, posting a 5-2 victory over Penn State Altoona in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Sunday morning.

Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Penn State Altoona 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-1, 1-0 AMCC), Penn State Altoona (3-3, 0-1  AMCC)

Key Moments:

* Head coach Louis Murphy tallied his first win with the Lions
* In the home opener, Behrend won all three doubles matches for one point and then one four singles matches
* Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada / Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School), Enisa Siljkovic (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy), Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield Area) and Lauren Burkley (Irwin, PA/Penn Trafford) won both matches on the day
* Sharma and Siljkovic won 6-2 at No. 1 doubles to start the day, followed by Burkley and Kerlin's 6-3 decision at No. 2 doubles to secure the doubles point
* Keri Saulino (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) and Triss Righi (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) finished the doubles with a 6-4 win
* In singles, Sharma made it 3-0 in the match with a 6-2, 6-3 decision at No. 1 singles
* Burkley put the Lions ahead by four, earning a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles
* Altoona cut the lead to 4-1 with a win at No. 6 singles, but Behrend won the next two singles at No. 2 and 4 to secure the conference victory

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Sunday at Pitt-Greensburg. The match begins at 1 p.m.