AMCC

WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET FOR SATURDAY

WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET FOR SATURDAY

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 Penn State Altoona at 2:30pm, while No. 2 Penn State Behrend will face No. 3 Medaille College following the first match.

Top-seeded Pitt-Greensburg complied a perfect 6-0 record in conference play. Sophomores Amber Sterrett and Abigail Rosman each went 6-0 in singles play for the Bobcats. The duo also teamed up to go 4-0 at the No. 2 doubles spot. Sophomore Emily Ruhlman, the reigning AMCC Player of the Year, went 3-0 in both singles and doubles action before sustaining an injury that kept her out the remainder of the regular season.

Penn State Behrend enters the tournament as the second seed with a 7-1 conference mark, dropping their only match to Pitt-Greensburg. Sophomore Audra Carnes led the Lions with a 5-0 record in singles play, while teaming up with junior Erica Jasinski to go 5-1 at the No.1 doubles spot. Jaskinski and senior Marissa Bowles each went 5-1 at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots, respectively. 

Medaille has earned the No. 3 seed with with a 4-2 record in conference play. The Mavs were led by freshman Emily Jablosnki with a 5-1 record at the No. 5 singles spot. Doubles pair Hallie Dworzanski and Jasmine Mott picked up the 5-1 record in the top doubles spot for the Mavericks.

Rounding out the field with a 3-3 record is No. 4 Penn State Altoona. Juniors Jenna Bartlett and Stephanie Swain went 3-2 in doubles play to the lead the Lions this season. 

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