Women's Tennis Defeats Houghton in Season Finale

Women's Tennis Defeats Houghton in Season Finale

HOUGHTON, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team won four singles and three doubles matches to defeat Houghton 7-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Score: Penn State Behrend 7, Houghton 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-5), Houghton (0-12)

Key Moments:

* The Lions had four players with two wins each in the spring finale
* Erica Jasinski (Fairview, PA/Fairview), Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada/Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School), Rachel Fleming (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys), and Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield Area) won both their singles and doubles matches
* One match went into tiebreaker set, favoring the Highlanders
* Jasinski and Kerlin collected an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles, followed by Sharma and Jayna Baer (Pittsburgh, PA/Moon) at No. 2 doubles with an 8-4 decision
* Fleming and Keri Saulino (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win
* Jasinski and Kerlin won convincingly at No. 1 and 3 singles, respectively, with scored of  6-1, 6-0
* At No. 2 singles, Sharma managed a 7-5, 6-2 win
* Fleming tallied the final singles win at No.5 with a 6-0, 6-4 victory