Franciscan University and Penn State Altoona will clash on Sunday to decide the 2018 AMCC women's tennis champion.
The top seeded and two-time defending champion Lady Barons swept past #4 Medaille College, 5-0, while running their conference unbeaten streak to 29. Franciscan got their points from #1 doubles (Maria Binette/Madelyn Conrad), #2 doubles (Julia Razook/Taranee Karimpour), #3 doubles (Grace Hammel/Anna Maria Haddad), #2 singles (Binette) and #3 singles (Haddad Garcia). Boxscore
In the second semifinal, #3 Mount Aloysius College took a 5-3 win over #2 Penn St. Altoona in a ssesaw battle. The Mounties were led with wins at #2 doubles (Payton Whysong/Leah Stoehr), #3 doubles (Katelynn Arnold/Maggie Willason), #3 singles (Whysong), #5 singles (Arnold) and #6 singles (Willason). The Lions got points from #1 doubles (Jessica Stevens/Manoela Quadros), #1 singles (Stevens) and #2 singles (Quadros). Boxscore
Sunday's championship will begin at 1:30pm at Westwood Racquet Club in Erie, PA. The winner will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.