Women's Tennis Captures 2024 AMCC Championship; Lions Defeat Pitt-Greensburg
The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team defeated No. 1 Pitt-Greensburg 4-0 to capture the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Sunday at the Oxford Athletic Club.
WEXFORD, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women's tennis team defeated No. 1 Pitt-Greensburg 4-0 to capture the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Sunday at the Oxford Athletic Club.
Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Pitt-Greensburg 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-3), Pitt-Greensburg (7-4)
Noteworthy:
* Enisa Siljkovic (Erie, PA/Collegiate Academy) and Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield Area) were named the All-Tournament Team
Key Moments:
* The Lions won their first AMCC Championship for the first time since 2000
* Behrend won its 15th overall conference tournament championship
* The Lions won the doubles point with a win at No. 1 doubles and a forfeit win at No. 3 doubles
* Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada / Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School) and Siljkovic defeated Gabi Moder and Devon Ulmer, 6-3, solidifying the doubles point for Behrend
* The Lions took a 3-0 lead before the singles matches started due to a pair of forfeits at No. 5 and 6 singles
* Behrend only need one win out of the four singles matches for the victory
* Kerlin finished her match and beat Summer Popella 6-0, 6-0 to secure the championship