AMCC

FRANCISCAN, BEHREND TO SQUARE OFF IN WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

FRANCISCAN, BEHREND TO SQUARE OFF IN WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

The field is set for the 2016 AMCC women's tennis championship, which will feature #1 Franciscan University and #2 Penn State Behrend.

In the first semifinal match of the day, #1 Franciscan University picked up the 5-2 win over #4 Penn State Altoona. The Barons took an early 2-1 lead after doubles play. No. 2 doubles partners Madelyn Conrad and Grace Hammel picked up the 8-3 victory, while No. 3 partners Maggie Vander Woude and Taranee Karimpour secured the 8-3 win. Penn State Altoona picked up its only win in doubles action at the No. 1 spot, with Michelle Colucci and Bayley Lewis winning 8-4. In singles play, Franciscan's No. 5 Maggie Vander Woude was the first off the court, claiming the 6-1, 6-0 victory. No. 4 Claire Haddad was next, winning 6-2, 6-2, and No. 6 Erin Coyne sealed the deal for the Barons, winning 6-1, 6-3 over her oppnonent. Penn State Altoona freshman, No.. 2 Bayley Lewis, picked up the only singles victory for the Lions, winning 6-2, 6-2.

The second semifinal match featured #2 Penn St. Behrend jumping out to a 2-1 lead over #3 La Roche after doubles play. No. 2 doubles partners Celeste Bentley and Kelly Miller picked up the quick 8-0 victory, followed by No. 1 Chelsea Czerwinski and Jacqueline Cannella with the 8-3 win. La Roche's Monique Cooper and Chardai Guthrie kept the Redhawks in the match by securing an 8-5 victory at No. 3 doubles. The Lions took charge of singles and put the match away, beginning with Czerwinski at No. 1 singles and her quick 6-0, 6-0 victory. No. 5 Miller was next off the court with 6-2, 6-0 victories and Bentley gave the Lions the victory with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No. 3 spot. 

The AMCC championship match will take place tomorrow, Sunday, October 16, at 11:30 a.m. at The Club/Sport and Health in Monroeville, PA.