FRANCISCAN, PENN ST. ALTOONA ADVANCE TO AMCC SEMIFINALS

Franciscan University 6, Medaille College 0

Franciscan cruised through the first round of the AMCC tournament with a 5-0 win over No. 6 seeded Medaille in the Lady Mavericks first-ever appearance in the tournament.

In doubles, the sophomore duo of Maggie Vander Woude/Anna O'Connor were the first to walk off the courts with an 8-0 win at No. 3. Senior Renata Crespo and freshman Julia Razook were not far behind with an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles for Franciscan's second point. Junior Claire Haddad/freshman Maria Binette closed out their No. 1 doubles match with an 8-2 win, giving the Lady Barons a 3-0 advantage to start singles play.

With a 3-0 lead after doubles, the Lady Barons only needed to win two singles matches to secure the first-round victory. O'Connor and Vander Woude brought their strong play over to singles as O'Connor clinched the Lady Barons fourth point with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 while Vander Woude blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0 to give Franciscan the win.

With the first-round match out of the way, Franciscan can now focus their attention on no. 2 seeded Penn State Behrend who awaits them in the AMCC semifinals next weekend. Behrend took the regular season matchup 7-2.

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Penn State Altoona 5, Mt. Aloysius College 1

Penn State Altoona women's tennis defeated Mount Aloysius College 5-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Adler Tennis Courts.

The fourth-seeded Lady Lions (7-7, 4-4 AMCC) won two out of three doubles matches over number five seed Mount Aloysius (6-5, 4-4 AMCC), then posted three victories in singles to wrap up a berth into the semifinal round next weekend.

In No. 1 doubles, junior Michelle Colucci/freshman Emilee Hollingsworth prevailed 8-5. The duo of sophoore Regina Sanchez/senior Olivia Brown won 8-6 in No. 2 doubles.

Colucci earned a 6-1, 6-1 win in No. 1 singles, Hollingsworth played to a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 3 flight, and freshman Alyssa Decker triumphed 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 6 slot to clinch the match win.

Penn State Altoona will face number one seed Pitt-Greensburg in the AMCC Semifinals. Pitt-Greensburg won the regular season match 7-2.

The AMCC semifinals will take place on Saturday, October 17 at The Club/Sport & Health in Monroeville, Pa.