Behrend Women's Tennis Defeats Geneva in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team won four singles and two doubles matches to defeat Geneva 6-3 in the 2023 season opener on Wednesday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 6, Geneva 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-0), Geneva (1-1)

Key Moments:

* Behrend avenged a 5-4 season-opening loss to Geneva last season
* The Lions had three players with two wins each
* Erica Jasinski (Fairview, PA/Fairview), Rachel Fleming (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys), and Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield Area) won both their singles and doubles matches
* Three singles matches went into tiebreaker sets, two favoring the Lions and one the Blue Devils
* Fleming and Keri Saulino (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) won their singles matches in a tiebreaker set
* Fleming posted a 6-0, 2-6, 10-7 decision at No. 4 singles, followed by Saulino at No. 5 singles (3-6, 6-0, 10-6)
* Jasinski won convincingly at No. 1 singles, with a 6-1, 6-3 victory
* The senior also teamed up with Kerlin for an 8-4 doubles win in the No. 1 spot
* Kerlin's doubles win was her first collegiate victory, before going on to earn a 6-3, 6-2 decision at No. 2 singles
* Jayna Baer (Pittsburgh, PA/Moon) and Fleming were the second doubles victory on the day, 8-6

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Friday against Westminster. Match begins at 4 p.m.