Jessica Stevens, Penn State Altoona, Women's Tennis
Stevens had a record-setting week for Penn State Altoona, and did so in dominant fashion. She set the a new Lady Lions' program record for the most singles wins in a season (12), reeling off three consecutive 6-0, 6-0 victories in No. 1 singles this week against her opponents from non-conference opponent Juniata and AMCC foes Pitt-Bradford and La Roche. She was also strong in doubles, posting an 8-2 win against Juniata and 8-1 victories against Pitt-Bradford and La Roche. Jess was 3-0 in both singles and doubles last week, including 2-0 marks against the AMCC. She holds a spotless 12-0 record in No. 1 singles matches this season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona FR Jess Stevens had a record-setting week for Penn State Altoona, and did so in dominant fashion. She set the a new Lady Lions' program record for the most singles wins in a season (12), reeling off three consecutive 6-0, 6-0 victories in No. 1 singles this week against her opponents from non-conference opponent Juniata and AMCC foes Pitt-Bradford and La Roche. She was also strong in doubles, posting an 8-2 win against Juniata and 8-1 victories against Pitt-Bradford and La Roche. Stevens was 3-0 in both singles and doubles last week, including 2-0 marks against the AMCC. She holds a spotless 12-0 record in No. 1 singles matches this season. Stevens also helped the Lions secure a No. 2 seed heading into the conference tournament.
BEST OF THE REST: Franciscan SO Ana Victoria Haddad Garcia posted a clean sweep of her opponent in the Lady Barons non-conference match, as she played at No. 1 singles for the first time this season, and then paired with Hammel for an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles...Medaille FR Kristina Hryschuk had a great week for the Mavericks when they needed it most, as she paired with Katherine Turner for a dominating 8-0 doubles win against Thiel, and then picked up big wins at No. 3 singles and doubles against D'Youville, a match with playoff implications...Mount Aloysius SR Emily Goldyn won both her matches at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles over the weekend, as Goldyn and her partner dominated in the doubles match winning 8-1, as she was also able to outlast her opponent in singles winning the tie-breaking set 10-8...Pitt-Bradford SR Maya Bingaman put together a strong performance grabbing wins in the top spots against Penn State-Behrend to help the Panthers to their first win of the season.
