Women's Tennis Advances to AMCC Championship Match
The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women's tennis team defeated No. 3 Penn State Altoona 4-1 in the semifinals of the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament the Oxford Athletic Club on Saturday.
WEXFORD, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women's tennis team defeated No. 3 Penn State Altoona 4-1 in the semifinals of the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament the Oxford Athletic Club on Saturday.
Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Altoona 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-3), Altoona (7-10)
Key Moments:
* Behrend defeated the Penn State Altoona Lions for the second time this season
* The Lions won in an abbreviated match to advance to the AMCC Championship on Sunday
* Three matches were unfinished, including one double and two singles matches
* Behrend won the first two doubles matches for the point and bring No. 3 doubles to a halt before getting a final score
* Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada/Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School) and Enisa Siljkovic (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) started with a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles
* Lauren Burkley (Irwin, PA/Penn-Trafford) and Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield) secured the doubles point with a 6-1 win at No. 2
* Sharma, Siljkovic, and Kerlin tallied singles wins as well
* Sharma only allowed one set point at No. 1 singles, earning a 6-1, 6-0 victory
* At No. 2 singles, Siljkovic posted a 6-0, 6-3 win and Kerlin won the final point at No. 4 singles
* Kerlin registered a 6-0, 6-2 decision in the fourth spot
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action tomorrow against No. 1 Pitt-Greensburg at the Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford, Pa. Match begins at 1:30 p.m.