2020-21 AMCC Women's Tennis News

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AMCC ANNOUNCES WINTER AND SPRING ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS
AMCC ANNOUNCES WINTER AND SPRING ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS

All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.

BEHREND WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
BEHREND WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN NCAA FIRST ROUND

The York College (PA) women's tennis team defeated Penn State Behrend 5-1 in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships held at Washington & Lee University on Friday morning.

BEHREND WOMEN'S TENNIS TO FACE YORK (PA) IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
BEHREND WOMEN'S TENNIS TO FACE YORK (PA) IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team will be making its fifth overall appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament this weekend.

UPG'S RUHLMAN SWEEPS TOP AWARDS AS WTEN ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM IS ANNOUNCED
UPG'S RUHLMAN SWEEPS TOP AWARDS AS WTEN ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM IS ANNOUNCED

Pitt-Greensburg FR Emily Ruhlman has been named the AMCC Women's Tennis Newcomer and Player of the Year.

Erica Jasinski, Penn State Behrend, Women's Tennis
Erica Jasinski, Penn State Behrend, Women's Tennis

Jasinski won a super tiebreaker at No. 1 singles to secure the AMCC Championship for the Behrend Lions on Sunday. She won the first set tiebreaker 7-6 (9-7) and then posted a 10-5 victory for match point. Jasinski was also an 8-2 at No. 2 doubles in the AMCC semifinals.

PENN STATE BEHREND WINS 14TH AMCC WOMEN'S TENNIS TITLE
PENN STATE BEHREND WINS 14TH AMCC WOMEN'S TENNIS TITLE

The Penn State Behrend (6-2) women's tennis team won their 14th Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship with a 5-4 win over No. 1 Pitt-Greensburg (6-1) on Sunday at the Westwood Racquet Club.   

#1 PITT-GREENSBURG, #2 PENN ST. BEHREND TO MEET FOR AMCC CHAMPIONSHIP
#1 PITT-GREENSBURG, #2 PENN ST. BEHREND TO MEET FOR AMCC CHAMPIONSHIP

#1 Pitt-Greensburg and #2 Penn State Behrend advance to Sunday's AMCC Championship Match, as each team picked up a semifinal victory this afternoon at the Westwood Racquet Club in Erie, PA.

AMCC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY
AMCC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY

The AMCC women's tennis championship tournament kicks off this Saturday at Westwood Racquet Club in Erie, PA.

Rochelle Selzer, La Roche University, Women's Tennis
Rochelle Selzer, La Roche University, Women's Tennis

Selzer went 3-1 overall on the week to help the Redhawks clinch a spot in the AMCC postseason. Selzer is a perfect 3-0 a second singles this season.

D3 WEEK DAY 2: TEAM PEAK PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED
D3 WEEK DAY 2: TEAM PEAK PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED

On Day 2 of D3 Week, we salute our Team Peak Performers of 2020-21.

Jazmyn Davis, La Roche University, Women's Tennis
Jazmyn Davis, La Roche University, Women's Tennis

Davis was the only Redhawk to go 2-0 in doubles and singles in Sunday's conference match vs. Penn St. Altoona. She also owns a 2-0 record in singles matches this season.

Emily Ruhlman, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Tennis
Emily Ruhlman, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Tennis

Ruhlman posted a perfect 4-0 week for the Bobcats and led Pitt-Greensburg to wins over Penn State Behrend and Penn State Altoona. Against Behrend, Ruhlman recorded a straight-set 6-3, 6-1 win at #1 singles and won 8-2 in the #2 doubles match. Her best win of the weekend came against Penn State Altoona, as her opponent entered Sunday's match having not lost in AMCC singles play. After dropping the opening set, Ruhlman roared back to force a tiebreak. Following a back-and-forth battle in the tirebreak, it was Ruhlman that came out on top (10-8).

Emily Ruhlman, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Tennis
Emily Ruhlman, Pitt-Greensburg, Women's Tennis

Ruhlman put together a great performance in her second collegiate match on Sunday against Mount Aloysius. In doubles, Ruhlman and partner Abigail Rosman rolled to an 8-1 win, and in singles, made quick work winning 6-2, 6-1. Ruhlman's play has helped the Bobcats to back-to-back 9-0 wins to begin the 2021 season.

Jess Stevens, Penn State Altoona, Women's Tennis
Jess Stevens, Penn State Altoona, Women's Tennis

Stevens picked up where she left off in her return to the Penn State Altoona women's tennis program for her second season, going 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles in the Lady Lions' first matches of the season this past weekend. In an 8-1 loss to AMCC opponent Medaille on Saturday, she posted a 6-0, 6-1 win in No. 1 singles. In Sunday's 4-3 victory over AMCC foe Mount Aloysius, she had a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 1 singles and an 8-2 victory in No. 1 doubles.