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WOMEN'S TENNIS GEARS UP FOR AMCC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

WOMEN'S TENNIS GEARS UP FOR AMCC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

The AMCC women's tennis championship tournament kicks off this Saturday at Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford, PA. Top seed Pitt-Greensburg will take on No. 4 Mount Aloysius College at 3:30pm, while No. 2 Penn State Behrend will face No. 3 Penn State Altoona following the first match.

With a 5-0 conference record, the Pitt-Greensburg women's tennis team enters the conference tournament as the top seed and will be looking for their third straight AMCC title. While the Bobcats are led by three-time AMCC Player of the Year Emily Ruhlman, they bring a wealth of experience and depth with them to the postseason. Ruhlman and Isabella Lane each went 5-0 in singles play during the regular season. Ruhlman went undefeated in the top singles spot, while Lane split time between the No. 5 and No. 6 positions. In doubles play, Ruhlman/Eden Richey went 5-0 at the No. 1 spot, while Lane/Cathryn Rossi and Abby Rosman/Amber Sterrett each went 4-0 at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions, respectively. 

Penn State Behrend enters the tournament as the #2 seed with a 4-1 record. Behrend's Tamanna Sharma and Keri Saulino each went 5-0 at the No. 2 and No. 6 singles positions, respectively. In doubles play, Erica Jasinski and Lindsey Kerlin went 3-1 at the No. 1 spot.

Penn State Altoona went 3-2 in AMCC play this season, earning themselves the #3 seed in the championship tournament. In singles play, the Lions got 3-2 records from Mikhaela Merca (No. 1), Caitlin Blessel (No. 2), and Lauren Stitch (No. 5). Blessel and Merca also went 3-2 in the top doubles position, as well. 

Rounding out the field is 2-3 Mount Aloysius with the #4 seed. Mountie freshman Caylie Conlon led her team with a 3-1 record at No. 3 singles. Conlon and Kendra Sines went 2-0 in the No. 1 doubles position.

The winners of Saturday's matches will square off on Sunday at 1:30pm for the AMCC Championship.