WEXFORD, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend women's tennis team defeated No. 3 Penn State Altoona 5-0 in the semifinals of the 2023 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament the Oxford Athletic Club on Saturday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Altoona 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-3), Altoona (6-6)

Key Moments:

* Behrend defeated the Penn State Altoona Lions for the second time this season
* The Lions won in an abbreviated match
* Four matches were unfinished and one was declared a winner by forfeit
* Erica Jasinski (Fairview, PA/Fairview) and Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield) began with an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles
* Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada/Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School) and Jayna Baer (Pittsburgh, PA/Moon) got the Lions ahead 2-0 with an 8-5 No. 2 doubles victory
* No. 3 doubles was won by forfeit due to no players for Altoona
* Baer and Rachel Fleming (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys) were able to finish their singles matches
* Baer won 6-3, 6-1 over Isabella Rhoades at No. 4 singles
* Fleming, at No. 5 singles, posted a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Lauren Stich
* The Lions were leading at No. 1 and 2 singles when the match was halted
* Behrend will face Pitt-Greensburg for the third straight AMCC Championship match

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.