The 2023 women’s tennis team. Photo by Robert Cifone.

Posted: Sep 02, 2023

Women's Tennis opens 2023 season with loss to Penn State Altoona

Team Stats

Penn State Altoona

Carlow

Score

Doubles

Mikhaela Merca / Caitlin Blessel (ALT)
def. Karissa Miller / Julia Piatt (CAR)

8-2

Isabella Rhoades / Lauren Stich (ALT)
def. Jensen Stolitza / Caitlin McCarthy (CAR)

8-5

Josie Kobak / Reagan Redford (CAR)
def. No player / N. Player (ALT)

FINAL - FORFEIT

Singles

Mikhaela Merca (ALT)
def. Karissa Miller (CAR)

6-0, 6-2

Caitlin Blessel (ALT)
def. Julia Piatt (CAR)

6-6, 6-6, 10-8

Rachel Stricek (ALT)
def. Caitlin McCarthy (CAR)

6-0, 6-0

Jensen Stolitza (CAR)
def. Isabella Rhoades (ALT)

4-6, 6-2, 10-5

Lauren Stich (ALT)
def. Josie Kobak (CAR)

5-7, 6-2, 10-7

Sofia Hernandez (CAR)
def. No player (ALT)

FINAL - FORFEIT

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's tennis began its first year as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) with a match against Penn State Altoona Saturday morning.

The Nittany Lions defeated the Celtics, 6-3, on the day.

Altoona swept the two doubles sets, 8-2 and 8-5.

Julia Piatt took the No. 2 singles match to a tiebreak round, but narrowly lost, 10-8, after going 6-6 the first two sets.

Jensen Stolitza won in the No. 4 singles spot. Stolitza lost the first set, 6-4, but rallied to win the second, 6-2, to force a tiebreak. She won the tiebreak set, 10-5.

The Celtics return to action at the Grove City College tournament Sept. 6.