PITT-GREENSBURG, PENN ST. BEHREND TO MEET IN WOMEN'S TENNIS FINAL

Top seed and three-time defending champion Pitt-Greensburg will meet #2 Penn St. Behrend in the finals of the AMCC women's tennis championship on Sunday.

The Bobcats were undefeated in regular season conference play, and extended that streak with a 3-0 win over #4 Mount Aloysius College.  Eaagch team entered the match with just four players, altering the format from a best of seven to a best of five.

The Pitt-Greensburg duo of Gabrielle Moder and Nancy Jiang cruised to a 6-1 decision over the Mounties' tandem of Caylie Conlon and Amelia Miller to take the doubles point.  Clinch points were earned by Jiang at #2 singles and Devon Ulmer at #3 singles.

In the second match, Behrend started strong, winning against their Penn St. rivals from Altoona at #1 and #2 doubles to earn the first point of the match.  The Lions team of Tamanna Sharma and Enisa Siljkovic tamed Penn St. Altoona's Caitlin Blessel and Rachel Stricek, 6-1.  Their teammates Lauren Burkley and Lindsey Kerlin took care of the PSA team of Sienna Fell and Abigail Morgan, 6-1.  Behrend added singles victories at #1 (Sharma), #2 (Slijkovic) and #4 (Kerlin) to seal the 4-1 win. 

Lexi Colainni won at #5 singles in straight sets to give the Altoona Lions their only point.

The regular season meeting between the Bobcats and the Lions ended in a 5-2 victory for Pitt-Greensburg.  The Bobcats will be looking for their fourth title while the Lions are hoping to make it 11, with their last coming in 2020.

The finals will be at 1:30pm Sunday at Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford PA.  The winner will earn the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.

All-Tournament Team
Mount Aloysius:  Caylie Conlon
Penn State Altoona:  Lexi Colainni
Penn State Behrend TBA
Pitt-Greensburg TBA