Women's Tennis Downs Medaille in Season Opener

The Penn State women’s tennis team tallied their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win of the season with a 6-3 victory over Medaille on Friday.

September 1, 2017

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Medaille College	Penn State Behrend
Score	3	6

Doubles

Celeste Bentley / Kelly Miller def. Jasmine Mott / Madison Knapp 8-4
Marissa Litzenberg / Marissa Bowles def. Allisa Smith / Miranda Van Hout 8-4
Katherine Turner / Cho Thiri Tun def. Bayleigh Adams / Kayla Canfield 9-7

Singles

Jasmine Mott def. Marissa Bowles 6-1 , 6-2
Kelly Miller def. Colleen Voigt 6-2 , 6-0
Celeste Bentley def. Madison Knapp 6-0 , 6-2
Allisa Smith def. Marissa Litzenberg 1-6 , 6-3 , 11-9
Bayleigh Adams def. Cho Thiri Tun 2-6 , 7-6 , 11-9
Vanessa Galatic def. Katherine Turner 7-5 , 6-2

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State women's tennis team tallied their first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win of the season with a 6-3 victory over Medaille on Friday.

In the Lions (1-0, 1-0 AMCC) home and season opener, Celeste Bentley (Harborcreek,/Harbor Creek) and Kelly Miller (Louisville, OH/Louisville) were double winners. Miller, Bentley, Bayleigh Adams (Manchester, NJ/Manchester) and Vanessa Galatic (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) posted wins in their singles matches.

Miller earned a 6-2, 6-0 decision at No. 2 singles, followed by Bentley at No. 3. The senior tallied nearly the same score at 6-0, 6-2.

Adams was a 2-6, 7-6, 11-9 winner at No. 5 singles, while Galatic earned her first collegiate singles win with a 7-5, 6-2 decision at the sixth spot.

Bentley and Miller teamed up at No. 1 doubles for an 8-4 victory. Marissa Bowles (South Orange, NJ/Columbia) and Marissa Litzenberg paired together for their first collegiate doubles win at No. 2. The duo tallied an 8-4 victory.

Behrend returns to action tomorrow at D'Youville for a 10 a.m. start.